Giovanni Santillan v Abass Baraou set for September 11 in San Diego, Luis Alberto Lopez on undercard

Giovani Santillan will return to his hometown of San Diego, California, to take on former WBA junior middleweight beltholder Abass Baraou of Berlin, Germany, in a crossroads 10-round main event on ProBox TV. The event will also feature the return of former IBF featherweight boss, Luis Alberto Lopez.

Santillan, 35-1 (18 KOs), the WBO No. 8-ranked welterweight, and IBF No. 12-ranked junior-middleweight contender, and Baraou, 17-2 (9 KOs), the WBA No. 4-, WBO No. 6- and WBC No. 12-ranked junior-middleweight contender, will headline a live broadcast (8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT) from Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California.

In the co-main event, former IBF featherweight world champion Luis Alberto Lopez, 32-3 (19 KOs) of Baja California, Mexico, will make his ProBox Promotions debut against Daniel Lugo, 28-4-1 (19 KOs), of Sonora, Mexico.

In the chief supporting bout, undefeated junior-lightweights Dominic Valle, 13-0 (7 KOs), of Lutz, Florida, and Francois Scarboro Jnr, 14-0 (9 KOs), of Cheverly, Maryland, in a battle between rising prospects.