Terrazas Emerging as Main Candidate to Fight San Leandro's Donaire on July 14 at Cowboys Stadium

Mexico's Terrazas (left) will likely be Donaire's next foe.

Per sources close to Top Rank, BoxingScene.com was recently advised that Mexico's Victor Terrazas has become the lead candidate to land the biggest fight of his career against San Leandro's Nonito Donaire on July 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Tex.

Terrazas (32-2-1, 18 KOs) is three months removed from an exciting unanimous decision victory over Fernando Montiel, whom Donaire knocked out last February for his twin bantamweight world title belts.

Meanwhile, Donaire (28-1, 18 KOs) took a split decision over Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. three weeks ago for the WBO junior featherweight championship.

Another Mexican, Jorge Arce (the previous owner of the belt "The Filipino Flash" currently wears around his waist), was initially tabbed the next foe for Donaire. However, with Top Rank looking to use Arce for another show, likely the Manny Pacquiao-Tim Bradley June 9 undercard, those plans seem to have been dashed.

Boxing correspondent Ryan Maquiñana is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and Ring Magazine’s Ratings Advisory Panel. E-mail him at rmaquinana@gmail.com, check out his blog at norcalboxing.net, or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.