By Carlos Acevedo of The Cruelest Sport.

Even matchups in boxing are as rare as the Ivory-billed Woodpecker is in the United States. So when Yonnhy Perez and Abner Mares meet on the undercard of Vazquez-Marquez IV at the Staples Center, it almost makes one feel as if a mistake has been made somewhere along the line. Did someone sign the wrong paperwork while cross-eyed on Cutty Sark? If so, this is one drunken escapade almost everyone can live with, since Perez-Mares ought to be a riveting fight. Read the rest here...