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Exciting 154-pound contender Erickson Lubin will return to the ring to take on Mexico's Oscar Cortes in a 10-round showdown that highlights undercard action on Saturday, April 28 the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

The April 28 event is headlined by a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes card that features Josesito Lopez in a welterweight contest against unbeaten Miguel Cruz. Televised coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT and will also see former super middleweight world champion Anthony Dirrell take on El Paso's Abraham Han plus unbeaten Mexican featherweight contender Jorge Lara clashing with Dominican brawler Claudio Marrero.

Tickets for the show, which is promoted by TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.

The 22-year-old Lubin (18-1, 13 KOs) will compete in action on April 28 in his first fight back since dropping his first world title challenge to Jermell Charlo last October. The former amateur star defeated Ivan Montero in a PBC on FOX and FOX Deportes fight in 2016 as he climbed up the super welterweight ranks. The Orlando-native will face the 24-year-old Cortes (26-3, 14 KOs), who has won three of his last four fights and lives and trains in Mexico.

Lubin needs an impressive win badly. This bout should be a decent confidence-builder.

Cortez is another fighter with a decent record (26-3 14 KOs) but has only 4 fights in the past 5 years.

And he's coming off a KO defeat last year. All 3 of Cortes' defeats have been by KO, so he probably has the kind of chin that Lubin will dent in a hurry.

As Best Coast said, it's pretty much just a confidence builder for the once highly touted prospect.

Lubin could use it coming off that disastrous world title challenge against Charlo.

SenorPipino wrote: ↑21 Apr 2018, 17:23 Cortez is another fighter with a decent record (26-3 14 KOs) but has only 4 fights in the past 5 years.

And he's coming off a KO defeat last year. All 3 of Cortes' defeats have been by KO, so he probably has the kind of chin that Lubin will dent in a hurry.

As Best Coast said, it's pretty much just a confidence builder for the once highly touted prospect.

Lubin could use it coming off that disastrous world title challenge against Charlo.

I think Lubin can bounce back from the devastating Charlo loss. Because it was such a quick KO and he took no sustained punishment he should be OK with a clearcut win here.

The really tough losses to bounce back from are the sustained beatdowns like Fernando Vargas took from Tito Trinidad. He was never the same after that one.

though i imagine getting slept in your first big step up can hurt your confidence pretty good, poor guy didnt even have his moments

jamamb wrote: ↑22 Apr 2018, 04:41 though i imagine getting slept in your first big step up can hurt your confidence pretty good, poor guy didnt even have his moments

He was hyped up well for that fight too..

jamamb wrote: ↑22 Apr 2018, 04:41 though i imagine getting slept in your first big step up can hurt your confidence pretty good, poor guy didnt even have his moments

Agreed.

Lubin obviously wasn't around long enough against Charlo to take a physical pounding. But a quick KO loss can make you begin to question your own ability at the world class level.

But Lubin won't be fighting against a world class fighter in Cortez, and could blow out the Mexican as quickly as Charlo blew him out.

That's why Lubin's listed as a 100-1 favorite.