Jayson Velez on Apr. 28 in PR, Jorge Melendez on Cotto-Martinez undercard

Jayson Velez on Apr. 28 in PR, Jorge Melendez on Cotto-Martinez undercard

According to an online Puerto Rican boxing news article, undefeated Puerto Rican featherweight Jayson Velez will return at home on Apr. 28 as part of the Fox Sports 1 co-promotion between Golden Boy Promotions and PR Best Boxing. The show is headlined by Michael Perez against Mexican Jorge Romero.

Velez is co-promoted by Miguel Cotto’s promotional company and Golden Boy and was initially the first choice of Cotto’s people to represent them on Miguel’s undercard at Madison Garden against Sergio Martinez.

As it works, Cotto’s company was granted one slot on the pay-per-view portion of the card. Now instead it will be junior middleweight Jorge Melendez on the show, facing former beltholder Yuri Foreman. Foreman lost to Cotto at Yankee Stadium back in 2010.

-Mark E. Ortega / @MarkEOrtega

-Managing editor at www.BehindTheGloves.com.