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World junior flyweight champion Ivan Calderon will fight Nelson Dieppa next weekend in a fight that, as far as I can tell, exactly no one outside Puerto Rico (where both fighters are from and where the fight will take place) cares about. In fact, to the best of my knowledge the fight isn't even available on television anywhere in the 50 states.

That's a shame. Calderon is 30-0 and the Ring Magazine champion, and he is (based on the little bit I've seen of him) an exciting fighter and a guy more boxing fans should get a chance to take a look at.

So why doesn't anyone care to see him fight? Part of it, I suppose, is that smaller boxers never attract that much attention. Junior flyweight is 108 pounds, which is a weight class that rarely if ever produces stars. Another part of it is that no one has been able to set up a fight between Calderon and the second-best fighter in the weight class, Ulises Solis.

But whatever the reason, it's unfortunate for the sport that a fighter as dominant in his weight class as Calderon isn't getting an audience. This title fight looks like it's going to come and go without making a sound.