World title shot for unbeaten Yang

One fighter's '0' will have to go when the world's two best undefeated junior welterweights square off for the International Boxing Federation's vacant world championship on July 18 in Cotai Arena at the Venetian Macao.

No 2-ranked Ik Yang Lianhui (19-0, 14 KOs) of Dalian, Liaoning province, will take on Argentina's Cesar Cuenca (46-0, 2 KOs) in what shapes up as a classic pick 'em pitting power against slickness.

Their fight will be the co-main event on a six-bout Top Rank card headlined by American Mickey Bey's defense of his IBF world light-weight crown against No 1-ranked Denis Shafikov of Russia.