by David P. Greisman
Danny Green may make a return to the ring later this summer, the first appearance in nearly three years for the Australian former light heavyweight titleholder and cruiserweight contender.
While an announcement on Green’s career is expected to come Wednesday, The Sydney Morning Herald says that a date and opponent have already been lined up.
Tamas Kovacs — perhaps best known for being stopped in three rounds by Beibut Shumenov back in late 2013 — has agreed to face Green on Aug. 19, according to the newspaper.
Green turned pro in 2001 as a super middleweight, challenging Markus Beyer for a world title two years later but losing via disqualification for what BoxRec.com said was an intentional head butt. He lost a rematch to Beyer via majority decision in 2005.
In 2007, he won a belt at 175 pounds with a win over Stipe Drews. That was his last bout for 16 months. He came back in 2009 as a cruiserweight and soon held the fringe International Boxing Organization’s title. He defended it successfully four times, including a first-round knockout of Roy Jones and a unanimous decision over BJ Flores. He got stopped by Antonio Tarver in July 2011, then got stopped again by titleholder Krzysztof Wlodarczyk in November 2011.
Green fought twice in 2012, scoring a technical knockout of Danny Santiago in July of that year and then outpointing Shane Cameron in November to bring his record to 33-5 with 28 knockouts.
He is now 42 years old.
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