North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion will fight against  Adam "El Torito" Carrera of Cathedral City, California on a 10-round non-title scrapper underneath the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito WBA Welterweight Title unification bout. The fight will be held in Las Vegas and shown on HBO PPV. That will leave most of the Filipino fans of Bernabe Concepcion to settle for sports news on the outcome.

Carrera, 25, has a 19-3 record, with eight KOs, and lost his last outing to Juan Carlos Burgos on a third round stoppage in August last year. Concepcion, 20, has not lost in his last 18 fights and boasts a record of 25-1-1, with 14 KOs.

It is said that Manny Pacquiao, who allowed Abe to temporarily stay on his La Brea apartment, will be on the ringside to watch and support Abe. But before that, Pacquiao is in the Philippines to visit and give aids to the victims of typhoon "Frank". Pacquiao is helping chart Concepcion's future as a prizefighter.

The July 26 fight will allow Bernabe Concepcion, currently rated No. 4, to come nearer to a world title shot. Abe's handlers are waiting for the Daniel Ponce de Leon-Juan Manuel Lopez bout for the WBO super bantamweight title. If ever, The Real Deal may be chosen to take on the eventual champion.

Other fights for July 26 are as follows:
Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito, 12 rounds, for Cotto's WBA welterweight title;
Giovanni Segura vs. Cesar Canchila, 12 rounds, for interim WBA junior flyweight title;
Michael Alvarado vs. Cesar Bazan, 10 rounds, junior welterweights;
Bernabe Concepcion vs. Adam Carrera, 10 rounds, junior featherweights;
"Kid Diamond" Almazbek Raiymkulov vs. TBA, 8 or 10 rounds, lightweights;
Jesus Rojas vs. TBA, 8 rounds, junior featherweights