Jorge Linares vs Jason Litzau to replace Wright vs Macklin ??

Junior lightweight contender Jorge Linares could take Winky Wright's place on the undercard of the Erik Morales-Marcos Maidana pay-per-view event on April 9, sources close to the promotion have informed RingTV.com.

Wright was recently forced to withdraw from his middleweight bout against Matthew Macklin after suffering a training injury. Wright-Macklin was the co-featured bout to Morales-Maidana, which takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Linares (30-1, 19 knockouts) is a former featherweight and junior lightweight titleholder who has won three consecutive bouts since suffering a shocking first-round stoppage loss to Juan Carlos Salgado in October of 2009. The talented 25-year-old Japan-based Venezuelan boxer stopped former lightweight titleholder Jesus Chavez after four rounds in Tokyo last October.

Golden Boy Promotions, promoter of Morales-Maidana, is looking for a quality fighter for Linares to face. Streaking contender Jason Litzau is reportedly high on the list of possible opponents.

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I like that fight a lot for Linares. Take on a guy who looked good in his last outing against a smaller man who isn't a big puncher and not a great boxer. Plus Litzau is a 130-135 tweener right now so he's not too dangerous. After this Linares needs to commit to 130 of 135 though.

Be good to see

Sucks for Macklin, Golden Boy better give him the opportunity he deserves pronto.