Featherweight Hector Velazquez (who is slated to face Manny Pacquiao on September 10 if he wins) has a new opponent for his bout Friday night at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois. Velazquez (41-10-2, 30 KOs) will now face Trinidad Mendoza (21-9-2, 16 KOs) after Aldo Valtierra pulled out. The bout headlines Friday night’s Telefutura card promoted by Top Rank and 8 Count Productions. Middleweight Miguel “Macho” Hernandez (16-2, 9 KOs) faces Kenny Kost (8-1, 5 KOs) in the televised opener.
