by David P. Greisman
Caleb Truax and Cerresso Fort will fight on Sept. 21 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, Truax told BoxingScene.com, confirming a tweet from Tony Grygelko of Seconds Out Promotions.
The bout will be for the USBA’s vacant middleweight title; Truax is ranked sixth by the organization and Fort is ranked ninth.
Truax, a 29-year-old from Minnesota, is coming off a sixth-round technical knockout of Donovan George on the undercard to the June 21 episode of ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights.” The win brought his record to 22-1-1 with 13 knockouts. The lone loss came against Jermain Taylor in April 2012, a unanimous decision defeat that saw Truax put Taylor on the canvas in the ninth round.
Fort, a 27-year-old also from Minnesota, won an eight-round decision over Marcus Upshaw in early July. That brought his record to 17-1-1 with 11 knockouts; his sole defeat was a unanimous decision loss to John Jackson in April.
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