Four of the top bantamweights in the world -- Vic Darchinyan, Yonnhy Perez, Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares -- will be part of a single-elimination tournament on Showtime, which finalized the event Wednesday, promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com. The semifinals will take place in Leon, Mexico, on Dec. 11. Darchinyan, the junior bantamweight champion, who is staying at bantamweight after winning a fight in the division in May, will face Mares in the main event. Perez will defend his 118-pound title in a mandatory rematch against former titlist Joseph Agbeko in the co-feature. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5547984 The winners are slated to meet in the first quarter of 2011 or early in the second quarter, Shaw said. Shaw, who promotes Darchinyan and Perez, said the tournament, which has been in the works for a couple of months, was finalized during an afternoon conference call. "It's a very exciting night of fights for a great year-ending card on Showtime," Shaw said. "Time to see who the real 118-pound champion will be." The participants have familiarity with each other.
