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sa国际传媒官网网页入口 boxer Abraham Perez, denied a world title shot, is getting the next-best thing: an interim world title shot.

Aaron Perez, his son鈥檚 trainer and local promoter, announced on Tuesday that the younger Perez will challenge Puerto Rican southpaw Jonathan Gonz谩lez for the WBA interim flyweight (112-pound) title on June 14 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The fight is scheduled to be the main event of a Salita Promotions card and is to be streamed on DAZN.

Perez (14-0, seven knockouts) had signed to challenge Los Angeles鈥� Anthony Olascuaga for the WBO world flyweight title, but Olascuaga鈥檚 management would not accept Perez as an opponent 鈥� choosing to defend against Andy Dominguez on July 11 in San Francisco.

So, instead, it鈥檚 Perez-Gonzalez in Grand Rapids.

Gonz谩lez (29鈥�4-1, 14 KOs), 35, undoubtedly qualifies as the most accomplished opponent Perez will have faced. Gonz谩lez, a former light flyweight (108-pound) world champion, won the WBA interim flyweight title on Jan. 3 with a victory by unanimous decision over Yankiel Rivera in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In his previous fight, Gonz谩lez was TKO鈥檇 in the first round by Olascuaga in a bid for the WBO world title.

If Perez defeats Gonz谩lez, that might or might not earn the sa国际传媒官网网页入口 fighter a shot at the WBA world title held by Californian Ricardo Sandoval (27-2, 18 KOs).

In boxing, 鈥渋nterim鈥� can mean anything a particular sanctioning body wants it to mean.

As an example, New Mexican Brian Mendoza鈥檚 sensational knockout of Sebastian Fundora in March 2023 earned Mendoza the WBC interim welterweight title 鈥� but did not produce a WBC world title shot against then-champion Jermell Charlo.

The victory over Fundora did, though, lead to a WBO world title shot for Mendoza against then-champion Tim Tszyu 鈥� which Mendoza lost by by unanimous decision.

For Perez, 27, time is not of the essence in his quest for a world title. But he did, in essence, lose a year out of his career after nearly drowning while doing breathing-control exercises in his family鈥檚 pool in July 2024.

The incident cost him a spot on the Aug. 10, 2024, Top Rank-promoted Angelo Leo-Luis Alberto Lopez card at Tingley Coliseum. The winner of that night鈥檚 scheduled bout between Perez and fellow sa国际传媒官网网页入口an Matt Griego-Ortega likely would have benefited significantly from the exposure.

Sandoval, the WBA champion, has a defense scheduled against Galal Yafar on June 6 in Sheffield, England.

The winner would likely be looking to defend the title late in 2026.

Perez 鈥� again, should he defeat Gonz谩lez 鈥� would be a logical candidate.

LINDENMUTH UPDATE: Bosque Farms鈥� Katherine Lindenmuth (8-5, three KOs) was to leave for Copenhagen, Denmark on Tuesday for her 10-round bout on Saturday against Australia鈥檚 (12-4-3, two KOs). The WBA interim flyweight title will be at stake.

Saturday鈥檚 card is scheduled to be streamed on DAZN, starting at 11:05 a.m. MT.