Stephen Smith can put himself in line for another world title shot this weekend when he takes on former world champion Francisco Vargas in Las Vegas.
Smith (25-3) has had two cracks at a super featherweight world crown before, losing via unanimous decision to Jason Sosa and Jose Pedraza, both in 2016.
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Vargas (23-1-2) lost his WBC title to Miguel Berchelt in his last outing and is looking to get back in the hunt for gold himself.
The main event of the evening is a clash between Tevin Farmer (25-4-1) and Kenichi Ogawa (22-1) for the vacant IBF super featherweight strap.
When is Smith vs Vargas?
The bout is on Saturday, December 9 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, so it will be shown live in the early hours of Sunday in the UK.
What TV channel is Smith vs Vargas on?
Sky Sports Main Event will be showing the fight live with coverage starting at 3.20am.
What are the odds? (Courtesy of Betfair)
3/10 Vargas vs Smith 5/2
1/25 Farmer vs Ogawa 10/1
4/9 Salido vs Roman 13/8
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Full undercard
Tevin Farmer (25-4-1) vs Kenichi Ogawa (22-1) – vacant IBF super featherweight title
Francisco Vargas (23-1-2) vs Stephen Smith (25-3)
Orlando Salido (44-13-4) vs MIguel Roman (57-12)
Denis Shafikov (38-3-1) vs Rene Alvarado (27-8)
Jaime Munguia (25-0) vs Paul Valenzuela Jr (20-6)
Emilio Sanchez (15-0) vs Sergio Frias (19-8-2)
Pedro Duran (15-0-2) vs TBA
Sulem Urbina (6-0) vs Sonia Osorio (10-5-1)
Joselito Velasquez (4-0) vs Armando Vazquez (25-19-1)
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