Felix Verdejo has been hospitalized in San Juan, Puerto Rico after a motorcycle accident. Verdejo was put under sedation after arriving at the hospital with head trauma and multiple lacerations. The good news is that doctors discovered no fractures.
The 23-year-old Verdejo, who is under contract to Top Rank, represented Puerto Rico in the 2012 Olympics where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Vasyl Lomachenko. As a pro, he is 23-0. In his last outing, he stopped Juan Jose Martinez of Mexico in the fifth round at the Madison Square Garden Theater. The bout was the chief undercard match underneath Lomachenko vs. Roman Martinez.
The WBO named Verdejo the mandatory challenger for their 130-pound champion, Terry Flanagan. According to Bob Arum, he was in discussion with Flanagan's promoter Frank Warren with an eye toward placing the Flanagan-Verdejo title fight on the Nov. 5 card featuring Manny Pacquaio. Verdejo, says Arum, is the successor to Felix Trinidad and Miguel Cotto as the next great Puerto Rican boxer.
The #2 slot behind Felix Verdejo in the WBO ratings is occupied by Newark's Michael Perez (26-1-2), a relative unknown.
The 23-year-old Verdejo, who is under contract to Top Rank, represented Puerto Rico in the 2012 Olympics where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Vasyl Lomachenko. As a pro, he is 23-0. In his last outing, he stopped Juan Jose Martinez of Mexico in the fifth round at the Madison Square Garden Theater. The bout was the chief undercard match underneath Lomachenko vs. Roman Martinez.
The WBO named Verdejo the mandatory challenger for their 130-pound champion, Terry Flanagan. According to Bob Arum, he was in discussion with Flanagan's promoter Frank Warren with an eye toward placing the Flanagan-Verdejo title fight on the Nov. 5 card featuring Manny Pacquaio. Verdejo, says Arum, is the successor to Felix Trinidad and Miguel Cotto as the next great Puerto Rican boxer.
The #2 slot behind Felix Verdejo in the WBO ratings is occupied by Newark's Michael Perez (26-1-2), a relative unknown.
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