By Jake Donovan

The hunt is still on both for an opponent for Peter Quillin’s next ring appearance as well as a hosting event for the September 6 event, which will air live on a special Sunday afternoon edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS. The undercard is beginning to take shape, as former junior middleweight titlist Austin “No Doubt” Trout will face Joey “Twinkle Fingers” Hernandez in the afternoon’s chief support.

BoxingScene.com received confirmation of the bout directly from Trout and his camp. Southwest Fight News first reported the fight earlier Tuesday afternoon.

Trout will return to CBS for his second straight fight. Portions of his one-sided 7th round stoppage of Luis Galarza were shown during a May telecast, which was topped by Omar Figueroa’s hard-fought win over Ricky Burns in Hidalgo, Texas. Trout was originally slated to appear on the broadcast in full, but his bout was limited to the highlight reel when original opponent Anthony Mundine withdrew due to injury.

Efforts were to reschedule the fight for September, but the two sides couldn’t agree to terms, though with varying reasons as to whom is at fault. Both sides confirm a rematch clause was in place, although Trout has his own theories as to why his targeted opponent wouldn’t accept.

“Mundine pulled out last time due to a busted vagina… I mean eardrum. It was the second time he pulled out of a fight, so it didn’t surprise me  that he would pull out a third time,” Trout (29-2, 16KOs) told BoxingScene.com. “He didn’t want to (agree to) a rematch clause. Mind you, this was the same excuse he used for not showing up for the purse bid the first time we were supposed to fight.

“I’m not surprised he pulled out of the fight with (unbeaten 154 lb. titlist) Demetrius Andrade.”

The win in May was Trout’s third straight since suffering back-to-back losses in 2013. His unbeaten record and junior middleweight title were both removed in a hard-fought decision loss to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in their Apr. ’13 title unification bout on Showtime. Eight months later, Trout found himself ill-prepared for the supremely skilled Erislandy Lara, dropping a landslide decision in their Dec. ’13 bout.

Three straight wins have followed heading into September’s showdown with fellow southpaw Hernandez (24-3-1, 14KOs). The Miami-based boxer appeared on the first installment of PBC on CBS, dropping a 10-round decision to unbeaten junior middleweight contender Julian ‘J-Rock’ Williams in April.

Hernandez has not yet demonstrated a flair for being competitive at the elite level, but at his best can cause fits for opponents. Trout and his team hope for the best available version of the 30-year old boxer.

“I feel Hernandez’ style is made to order for us,” trainer Louis Burke told BoxingScene.com. “I feel Austin will score a decisive win. We would have loved for this fight to come against Mundine… but I agree with Austin, Mundine is a fraud and gives the sport a bad name.”

Instead, Trout focuses on the name that is next on his list… although admittedly not a big fan of this particular opponent, either.

“I’m excited to fight Joey Hernandez,” Trout insists, though with a twist. “Not because he’s the guy to beat—which I will do decisively. But because to me the “twinkle lips” of the game are a bit of a black eye to the sport. These are the guys that are mad disrespectful, talk a lot of crap and hardly back it up. It’s time to get these guys out of there, and I’m starting with (Hernandez) on September 6.”

The special Sunday afternoon telecast comes on the eve of Labor Day, and also the final weekend before the start of the National Football League (NFL) 2015 season, with games airing every Sunday afternoon on CBS and Fox. The card will likely also serve as a primer for the soon-to-be-confirmed September 12 event starring World welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox