MONTREAL (AP)—Jean Pascal will challenge Adrian Diaconu for the WBC light heavyweight title on June 19 at the Bell Centre.
Diaconu (26-0) won the interim WBC title with a 12-round decision over Chris Henry in April 2008 and later was given the full title when it was vacated by Chad Dawson.
Two scheduled defenses against Silvio Branco were canceled, and Diaconu’s only fight in the past year was an eight-round decision in a tune up bout over David Whittom.
The Pascal fight will be the first time he has put the title on the line, and happened only after rival promoters InterBox and Groupe Yvon Michel agreed to work together
Pascal (22-1) lost a bid for the WBC super middleweight title in December to Carl Froch in England, but came back with a fifth-round knockout of Pablo Nievas in April.
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