Meanwhile Mead and Jacobs decided that a return lightweight title tilt between Armstrong and Ambers must wait until after Christmas, despite its certain box office appeal.
Mead explained. "We've got to have Henry defend his welterweight.title before giving Ambers a return chance at the lightweight championship. If Henry met Ambers first, and Ambers won, he would claim Henry's welterweight crown as well as get back the lightweight title. But if Henry fights Garcia first for the welter championship, even if Henry loses, he can still defend his lightweight honours against Ambers."
New York boxing fans would like to have the return Armstrong-Ambers bout staged as quickly as possible after the thrilling brawl in which Henry wrested the lightweight crown from Lou on a split decision which proved thunderously unpopular with the 19.216 fans at Madison Square Garden.
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