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Heavyweights Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz Jr., due to meet for a vacant world title on Dec. 10, will square off at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, Parkers home country, Duco Events announced on Monday.The fight was ordered when Tyson Fury, who is dealing with drug, alcohol and mental health issues and is unavailable to defend his titles, vacated all of his belts in mid-October. Duco Events, Parkers promoter, quickly reached an agreement with Top Rank, Ruizs promoter, to stage the bout in Auckland.However, the company had problems lining up enough sponsorship partners to cover a share of the expenses for what is expected to be a massive event in New Zealand, leaving open the possibility that Top Rank would instead put on the fight in the United States or Mexico, Ruizs birth country, in January.But on Monday, Duco Events announced it had secured sponsorship agreements with Burger King, television giant Sky, online gambling house TAB, and Gallagher, a global technology company.This is a huge sporting event, which I expect to unite the country in a similar fashion to the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Duco Events CEO Martin Snedden said. We are only able to host the event in Auckland because of the tremendous support from our sponsors who grasp just how big an occasion this will be for all New Zealanders. Duco said the fight will be seen in more than 100 countries with a worldwide television audience of more than 100 million people.The 24-year-old Parker (21-0, 18 KOs) was also a mandatory challenger for the belt held by Englands Anthony Joshua but elected to pursue the vacant title bout against Ruiz, in large part because the fight was being planned for his home country. Ruiz (29-0, 19 KOs), 27, who fights out of Imperial, California, would become the first Mexican heavyweight world titleholder in boxing history if he wins. Aledmys Diaz Jersey . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. Josh Reddick Jersey . Cuban testified Thursday that he was upset when the companys CEO told him news that would reduce the value of his shares, for which hed paid $7.5 million. 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The latter group received evidence to support their cause on Saturday, when it was discovered that Romo has a compression fracture of his L1 vertebrae, per ESPN Nation Dallas Cowboys reporter Todd Archer -- an injury that might cost Romo 6-10 weeks.Romos backers do have a point about his productivity: Since the start of the 2011 season, he has averaged 16.4 fantasy points per game, 11th best at his position. Romo also scored at least 250 fantasy points in each season from 2011 to 2014, joining Drew Brees as the only quarterbacks who can claim that. In fact, Romo is one of only seven quarterbacks with four 250-plus-point fantasy seasons in the past five years.Unfortunately, during that same time span, Romo has missed 14 games, more than all of the other players who averaged better than him except Peyton Manning (19.0 average, 22 games missed). Romo stayed relatively healthy from 2011 to 2014, but last season a fractured left collarbone, his third such instance in the past six years, limited him to just four games.At 36 years old this season, coming off an offseasons worth of rehabilitation from that injury, he was hurt on only his 16th preseason snap. Romo is now a highly risky fantasy pick, off the radar in standard ESPN leagues and more of a speculative pick for a possible half-seasons worth of production. Romo is now my No. 25 quarterback until we get a firmer read on whether he could return on the earlier end of his projected timetable. Ive also considered dropping him to 28th -- making him more of a bench/No. 3 option in two-quarterback leagues, or a bench pick in leagues with the flexibility of IR/injury spots.In Romos absence, Dez Bryants fantasy value becomes a great concern as well. From 2012 to 2015 -- the four-year span during which Bryant has been regarded a clear WR1, a 200-plus-point fantasy potential player -- he averaged .239 fantasy points per snap played when Romo was on the field, compared to .144 when Romo was not. Extrapolating that to Bryants typical 50-55 snaps played per contest, that difference would be roughly five fantasy points fewer per game. In 2015, however, the difference was more negligible: .138 with Romo compared to .132 without, which would be roughly one-third of a fantasy point per game.The impact upon Bryant will fall upon rookie Dak Prrescotts shoulders.ddddddddddddLets not forget that from 2012 to 2015, Bryants limited production was largely the result of having Matt Cassel, Kellen Moore, Kyle Orton and Brandon Weeden throwing him the ball. Prescott has been a sensation this preseason, and he represents a potential upgrade from those four, making it much more likely the per-game impact on Bryant might be closer to 2-3 fantasy points than five. But if youd argue the difference will be more negligible, remember the learning curve rookie quarterbacks face in the NFL, and remember never to overrate preseason statistics.With Bryant working roughly six games (or more) with Prescott, his fantasy value takes a slight hit, making him a more questionable than certain WR1. Hes now my No. 10 wide receiver and No. 20 player overall; thats an end-of-second-round player in standard 10-team leagues, which is a drop-off from his previous near-first-round value.Prescott, meanwhile, moves up to No. 32 among quarterbacks, thanks to the likelihood that hell be an NFL starter through at least October. Although hell be a risky fantasy play almost every week, his encouraging preseason coupled with his starting status thrusts him into the rankings tier with other quarterbacks in similar circumstances like Blaine Gabbert (30th), Jimmy Garoppolo (33rd) and Trevor Siemian (34th). In fact, the case can be made that Prescott is a more attractive pick than checkdown specialist Gabbert, particularly in two-quarterback leagues where weekly upside is most important.As for the remainder of the Cowboys offense, Ezekiel Elliott might gain a tad more risk in September games, as his preseason injuries could cause the team to be slightly more conservative with his workload. The team was already likely to be run-heavy, so Elliott might absorb closer to 15-18 carries initially with backup Alfred Morris taking 5-10, but the impact of Romos absence wont affect the rankings. I caution: Those who select Elliott need to be patient; his best games might come from Oct. 1 forward, and that would have been true even if Romo was the Week 1 starter.Terrance Williams and Cole Beasley are slightly less appealing options in larger leagues -- think 16-plus teams -- but tight end Jason Witten could benefit somewhat as a potential safety valve for Prescott. Since data hasnt supported this being a statistically significant thing, however, Witten remains ranked my No. 15 tight end. ' ' '