Michael Conlan is set to fight IBF World featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez in Belfast on May 27.
Both camps have agreed to the fight which will be held at the SSE Arena, with official confirmation expected later this week.
It will be Lopez's first defence of the belt he won against Josh Warrington back in December, while Conlan gets a second shot at a world title following his devastating knockout loss to Leigh Wood in Nottingham last year.
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The IBF have received official confirmation that Conlan and Lopez have agreed to meet in what promises to be a massive night of boxing in Belfast.
It had been hoped the pair would meet on St Patrick's Day, but an injury forced Lopez to delay his ring return.
Speaking to Belfast Live back in February, Conlan Boxing's Jamie Conlan said Lopez would be a "tough fight" for his brother.
He said: "Lopez is a tough fight. He is very, very good. His punch output is high and he hits hard enough to hurt you.
"It is a tough fight but one I am very confident Michael will win. The talks have been encouraging so far and everything is moving in the right direction.
"And everyone is happy about bringing the fight here."
The card will be shown live in the UK on BT Sport and is expected to feature unbeaten Belfast boxer Padraig McCrory.
McCrory - who won the IBO World light-heavyweight title last year - is being linked with a final WBA super-middleweight eliminator with Yamaguchi Falcão
IBO World super-featherweight champion Anthony Cacace should also feature on the card. Cacace won the belt by beating Michael Magnesi in Manchester last September.
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