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Jessie Magdaleno to face late-sub Rey Perez on Saturday

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Jessie Magdaleno (Photo by Al Applerose/Top Rank Promotions)

Junior featherweight contender Jessie Magdaleno will now fight Rey Perez on Saturday night, manager Frank Espinoza confirmed to RingTV earlier this week.

Magdaleno was originally scheduled to fight Edward Mansito, of the Philippines, but Mansito was not able to secure a visa to enter the United States.

Perez (20-7, 5 KOs) has not fought since losing a one-sided decision to former world title contender Chris Avalos on Aug. 1. Magdaleno and Perez were originally scheduled to face each other on that date but Magdaleno withdrew when he suffered a hand injury during sparring over a week before the fight.

The 24-year-old Magdaleno (22-0, 16 KOs) is the mandatory challenger to face WBO champion Nonito Donaire – who is currently set to face Zsolt Bedak on April 23 – and is ranked No. 9 at 122 pounds by THE RING. He is trained by Joel Diaz.



The Magdaleno-Perez fight is scheduled for 10 rounds and will take place at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz. UniMas will televise the fight on Saturday night (11 pm ET/ PT).

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