Sources close to the information have informed us that former WBC featherweight champion Abner Mares is on the verge of signing with influential adviser Al Haymon. Mares would join former welterweight champion Luis Collazo and light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson as the newest additions to Haymon's rapidly growing stable of fighters, which already includes Floyd Mayweather, Danny Garcia, Adrien Broner, Marcos Maidana, Lucas Matthysse, Devon Alexander, Peter Quillin, Leo Santa Cruz, Gary Russell Jr., Austin Trout, Erislandy Lara, Andre Berto, Sakio Bika, Chris Arreola, Deontay Wilder, and Edwin Rodriguez, just to name a few.
Mares will be looking to rebound after suffering the first loss of his career when he makes his return to the ring on the July 12 undercard of Canelo vs. Lara.
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