By Ryan Burton

WBC super featherweight champion Miguel “El Alacrán” Berchelt (33-1) is in the final stages of his training camp for his third title defense against former featherweight champion Jonathan Barros (41-5-1). The fight takes place on June 23rd and will be televised in México on Azteca.

The fight will be Berchelt's second in a row in México after his previous two fights took place in California. Berchelt will be returning to his home of Mérida, Yucatán where he has fought seventeen times.

"I am very happy to be back in Mérida. It is always great to fight there," said Berchelt.

The fight will also be available in the United States on the newly launched ESPN+ app which recently aired the Terence Crawford-Jeff Horn title fight and Amir Khan's most recent ring appearance against Phil Lo Greco.

After fighting twice in the United States in 2017, it is important for the 26-year-old to still be visible to the American fans.

"I was very happy when I heard the news that ESPN picked up my fight. They are the world leader in sports. It is a great opportunity for the fans in the United States to be able to see my fight. I wouldn't want them to miss it," Berchelt told BoxingScene.com.

Berchelt, who is promoted by Maxboxing Promotions and Promociones Zanfer, won his title in January, 2017 when he stopped Francisco Vargas. He defended it for the first time six months later when he won a unanimous decision against Takashi Miura. Both fights were televised by HBO.

Barros had won seven fights in a row before dropping a decision against Lee Selby last July. Barros last held a world title 2011.

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