By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn is looking setup a fight between #7 IBF Kevin Mitchell (36-2, 26 KO’s) and IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez (34-3, 13 KO’s) on the undercard of the Carl Froch vs. George Groves rematch on May 3rd at Wembley Stadium in London, UK. Hearn is making an offer to Vazquez for him to defend his title against the 29-year-old Mitchell.
For the fight to go through, Mitchell will have to beat journeyman Mikheil Avakyan (21-11-4, 8 KO’s) this Saturday night in their scheduled 8 round bout at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK. This is a mismatch, so it’s pretty much a given that Mitchell will beat this guy.