Ben Mahoney will face Joepher Montano in a junior middleweight bout May 13 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Australia.

Mahoney-Montano will appear on the undercard of the Jai Opetaia-Claudio Squeo cruiserweight title headliner, and will be part of the DAZN broadcast.

Mahoney, 15-0-1 (8 KOs), is a 29-year-old from Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, who most recently outpointed Fan Zhang over 10 rounds in January.

“This fight is a huge opportunity for me to climb the rankings and position myself for a world title shot,” Mahoney said. “Montano is a dangerous opponent, but I’m putting in the work, and I’m going to make a statement.”

Several significant advantages tilt in favor of Mahoney, who has fought only in Australia and at the 154lbs junior middleweight limit or higher for his entire career. The Gold Coast Convention Centre is essentially a home game for Mahoney.

Meanwhile, the May bout will mark the first above welterweight for Montano, 19-5-2 (17 KOs), as well as his first fight in Australia. A 28-year-old southpaw from Bago City, Philippines, Montano has faced modest opposition, but he has an 89 percent stoppage rate and has won nine in a row – including, most recently, a knockout of Shiva Thakran last October.

“I’ve studied Mahoney’s style,” Montano said, “and I see weaknesses I can capitalize on.”