(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: Chris Arreola (36-4, 31 KOs) has a potential fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) up for grabs if Arreola can beat his opponent for Saturday, Fred Kassi (18-3, 10 KOs) in their 10 round bout on Premier Boxing Champions on CBS at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
It’s been a year since the last time Arreola failed in a world title shot chance in losing to Bermane Stiverne by a 6th round knockout. Arreola, 34, has failed twice in world title bids, and he believes if he fails to win a world title against Wilder, he’ll give up on the idea and retire.
By Scott Gilfoid: #12 WBC Chris Arreola (36-4, 31 KOs) is in the running for a fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) on September 26th. Wilder hasn’t said who his opponent will be for that date, but Arreola has been mentioning as a possibility if he looks good and wins his next fight against Fred Kassi (18-3, 10 KOs) on July 18th at the Don Haskins Convention Center, in El Paso, Texas, USA. 
By Scott Gilfoid: #12 WBA heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (36-4, 31 KOs) will be facing 35-year-old Fred Kassi (18-3, 10 KOs) in a 10 round bout on July 18th on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. 
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight talent Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) will be back in the ring in two months from now on September 26th in a fight that will be taking place in the United States on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC. The opponent hasn’t been picked out yet for the big punching 6’7” Wilder, but it could be former two time world title challenger Chris Arreola (36-4, 31 KOs), according to Dan Rafael, if Arreola gets past his next fight against Freddy Kassi (18-3, 10 KOs) in their 10 round bout on Showtime Championship Boxing on July 18th from the Don Haskins Convention Center, in El Paso, Texas, USA. 
(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Scott Gilfoid: WBC #1 mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin will have to wait for his title shot against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) a little while longer, as Wilder will be taking a voluntary defense on September 26th in California, Las Vegas or Biloxi, Mississippi, according to CBS Sports. The leading candidates for Wilder’s next title defense is Tony Thompson (40-5, 27 KOs) and Chris Arreola (36-4, 31 KOs). 
By Dan Ambrose: Former world title challenger Chris Arreola (36-4, 31 KOs) will be fighting next month against an opponent still to be determined on July 18th on the undercard of the Carl Frampton vs. Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. card on CBS on Premier Boxing Champions from the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. 
By Demetrius Luke: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn is looking to match heavyweight prospect Anthony Joshua (13-0, 13 KOs) in with some top names in the division before the year is out starting with a big fight in September with a boxing domestic name along the line of David Price, Derick Chisora or Dillian Whyte. 
By Dan Ambrose: This Friday night on Spike TV, former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (24-1-1, 15 KOs) will be fighting Roberto Garcia (36-3, 23 KOs) in scheduled 10 round fight in what will likely be the best fight on the card at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, in Ontario, California.