Boxing News : Vernon Forrest-Sergio Mora Deal is Reached
By Mark Vester
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The negotiations appear to be done, Dan Rafael reports that a deal has been reached between WBC junior middleweight champion Vernon Forrest (40-2, 29KOs) and Sergio Mora (20-0-1, 5KOs), who won the first season of the "Contender" reality series. The bout will take place on May 10, on Showtime, with a venue to be announced at a later date.
Mora has fought at middleweight for the majority of his career and will move down to 154 to challenge Forrest. Neither fighter has been able to secure a name opponent, forcing them fight each other with the winner being in line for a potential payday in the future
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This fight has actually been moved to June 7th and will be at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.
Paul Williams will fight Carlos Quintana on the card also.