By Luke Furman

46-year-old "King of the Four Rounders" - heavyweight Eric "Butterbean" Esch (77-9-4, 58 KOs) - will now return on June 29th at the Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, Australia. Butterbean has fought only once since 2009, losing a four round decision to Curt Allan (8-1), and held many MMA bouts during the three year period where he stepped away from boxing.

On the June card, Butterbean will face local favorite, Kirk Lawton (1-1, 1 KO), a 41-year-old former Nelson Bay and Newcastle Rugby League representative forward.

Luke Furman covers boxing for bokser.org