Diaconu-Henry Rematch Likely on Bute Card in March

by Richard Cloutier, Netboxe.com
 
According to the echoes from Mexico, the WBC, at the 48th annual convention, sanctioned a rematch between former light heavyweight champion Adrian Diaconu (27-2-0) and top contender Chris Henry (25-2-0) of America. The stakes of this fight would be the WBC belt Silver. Initially, Chris Henry had to face Argentina's Roberto Bolonti but the Argentine boxer got hurt recently.

Recall that Diaconu and Henry already fought in Romania on April 4, 2008, in a high-stakes eliminator for the WBC interim-championship. Diaconu won by unanimous decision. Since then he was measured twice, unsuccessfully, against Jean Pascal, the current champion of the WBC. In his last battle fought on Oct. 15, the 'Shark' won a decision over Omar Sheika. The latter has subsequently announced his retirement.

The new duel should presumably happen at the Bell Centre in Montreal on March 12. This would be the first of three televised by Showtime events under the new agreement involving IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute.