By Francisco Salazar
Junior featherweight Carlos Morales will fight former contender Luis Franco on August 5, Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Robert Diaz told BoxingScene.com over the weekend.
The 10 round bout will take place at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. Estrella TV will broadcast the fight, beginning at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT.
Morales (13-1-3, 6 KOs), who resides in nearby Highland Park, has won his last 13 fights in a row after going winless in his first four fights as a pro.
In his last bout on February 19, Morales won a one-sided 10 round decision over Omar Tienda of Mexico.
The 26-year-old Morales has beaten modest prospects, including Gabriel Tolmajyan, Santiago Guevara, and Emanuel Gonzalez.
Franco (14-1-1, 9 KOs) will be a significant step-up in opposition for Morales.
The 34-year-old from Miami, Florida, is unbeaten in his last four bouts since a split decision loss over 12 rounds to Mauricio Munoz.
Franco does have a draw against former WBA World junior featherweight titleholder Javier Fortuna and a split decision win over former fringe contender Leonilo Miranda.
In the co-feature ‘Boxeo Estrella’ telecast, unbeaten featherweight Joet Gonzalez (13-0, 6 KOs) will face Sergio Lopez (20-10-1, 13 KOs) in a 10 round bout.
Junior featherweight Pablo Rubio (6-0, 3 KOs) squares off against Rafael Gramajo (8-1-1, 2 KOs) in a six round bout.
RingTVLive.com will air the entire Golden Boy Promotions card, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PT.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for RingTV since October of 2013 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, Boxingscene.com, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
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