Miami resident Joel Casamayor returns to the ring Nov. 6 after a 14-month absence. Casamayor will be part of a Las Vegas card that also includes former junior-welterweight world champion Zab Judah.

Casamayor will face Jason Davis in a scheduled 10-round lightweight bout, and Judah will fight Adailton De Jesus in a junior-welterweight fight that is scheduled for 10 rounds.

A former super-featherweight and lightweight world champion, Casamayor has not fought since an 11th-round technical knockout loss against Juan Manuel Marquez in September 2008.

Casamayor, 38, had a bout scheduled against Julio Diaz on April 4 in Austin, Texas, but he withdrew because of an injury.

Matching Casamayor (36-4-1, 22 KOs) and Judah (37-6, 25 KOs) on the same card could lead to a bout between the fighters next year.

Casamayor is training for the Davis bout in Las Vegas.

WINSTON DIES

Stu Winston, one of South Florida's longest-serving boxing officials, died Friday in Miami. He was 87.

Winston worked as a judge in local shows for more than 50 years. But Winston also became a highly respected judge throughout the world, working title fights not only in the United States, but also in South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

A New York City native, Winston worked his final local card onAug. 21 at the Miami Beach Resort.

Survivors include Lola, Winston's wife of 60 years, children Leslie, Gary and Robert, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Riverside Gordon-Mount Nebo in Kendall.

BIG DREAMS

Energized by his successful title defense against Vic Darchinyan at BankAtlantic Center on July 18, Joseph Agbeko took a brief break and now will try to continue his bantamweight reign Saturday night.

Agbeko will defend his International Boxing Federation crown against Colombia's Yohnny Perez in Las Vegas.

``I'm happy that I'm coming back very quickly,'' Agbeko said in a conference call last week. ``Boxing is my life, boxing is my food. Boxing is everything. I'm going to always be a fighter and win all my titles.

``I wish I could fight every day. I'm very, very happy that I'm [fighting] so soon, and I thank my promoter for getting this very quickly.''

A native of Ghana, Agbeko took advantage of his opportunity against Darchinyan in a breakout performance to further enhance his ``pound-for-pound'' claims. Before the bout, Darchinyan was found in many ``pound-for-pound'' lists, but Agbeko used effective skills and denied Darchinyan's bid for a third title in a separate weight class with a unanimous-decision victory.

``My dream is to become a unified world champion,'' Agbeko said. ``I want to become the No. 1 one pound-for-pound boxer in the world.''

FIGHT NIGHT IN DORAL

La Covacha Night Club in Doral will play host to its first boxing show on Dec. 4. Cuba's Yudel Johnson, a 2004 Olympic silver medalist, and countrymen Yordanis Despaigne and Yunier Dorticos highlight the card. Johnson and Despaigne will appear in their second consecutive local show.

Both won their bouts in a Sept. 18 card at the Fontainebleau Hotel and Resort.

FRIAS FALLS SHORT

Miami's Damian Frias lost a unanimous decision and his regional welterweight title to Freddy Hernandez on Friday night in Laredo, Texas.

All three judges scored the bout for Hernandez, 98-92.

The loss snapped Frias' 12-fight winning streak. Frias is now 16-2. Hernandez improved to 26-1.

The bout was televised by Showtime as part of its ShoBox series, and it was the second consecutive telecast involving a South Florida fighter.

Three weeks ago, Hollywood resident Antowne Smith defeated Henry Crawford in another ShoBox bout.

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