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World Boxing Assn. bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vasquez...

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World Boxing Assn. bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vasquez of Puerto Rico has agreed to defend his title against Frankie Duarte on June 25, contingent upon Vasquez winning his next title defense May 9 against Kaokor Galaxy of Thailand.

Details concerning a site and broadcast rights for the Vasquez-Duarte bout have not been determined, according to Dan Goossen, Duarte’s manager.

By the time Duarte, 33, of Venice, steps into the ring against Vasquez, 26, he will have been inactive just two days short of a year. His most recent fight was at the Forum, where he beat Albert Davila on a controversial 10th-round TKO to win the North American Boxing Federation bantamweight title.

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Vasquez (27-3-2, 22 knockouts) won the WBA title last October in South Korea by scoring a 10th-round knockout over Chang Yung Park. He since has defended once, fighting to a draw in January against Takuya Muguruma in Japan.

While Duarte again sets his sights on the WBA crown, Davila again will take a shot at the now-vacant NABF bantamweight title, meeting Gil Contreras in a 12-round championship bout Thursday night at the Forum.

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