Daniel Jacobs to Defend Middleweight Title in Rematch with Sergio Mora

Premier Boxing Champions announced on Thursday that middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs will defend his title against Sergio Mora on Sep. 9. The action will go down at Santander Arena in Reading, Penn.

Spike TV will televise the event beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, with the telecast kicking off with a lightweight bout as Robert Easter Jr. (17-0, 14 KOs) takes on Richard Commey (24-0, 22 KOs). Also on the card, heavyweight contender Travis "My Time" Kauffman (30-1, 22 KOs) will be featured in a 10-round fight.

Jacobs and Mora first fought in August 2015 in a brawl that saw both men hit the canvas in round one. Mora was floored by a Jacobs right hand but the crafty veteran recovered, only to drop Jacobs with a clean left. "The Latin Snake" was felled again in the second but he suffered a broken ankle and was defeated by TKO.

"This is business for me, but it is also more personal than any fight I have ever had," said Jacobs. "Sergio has been using these antics online to get this rematch and he has gotten under my skin. There has been a lot of back and forth as far as people's opinions as to who would have won the fight had he not gotten hurt. I am looking at this as an opportunity to clarify that I am the real champion. I want to shut his trap in primetime."

"I don't think Jacobs wanted this rematch, but it was destined to happen and now he has to deal with it," countered Mora. "I thought the first fight was going my way. I knocked him down in the first round and was out boxing him in the second round. He knows that I have enough power to hurt him. He has more to worry about going into this fight than in the first fight. Look at my resume, I have fought solid opposition. Jacobs doesn't have that type of resume."