By Lem Satterfield
The long-awaited rematch between WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez and Paul "The Punisher" Williams should get finalized for November 20, according to sources who are close to the negotiations. The fight will take place in Atlantic City or Washington, D.C. HBO will televise the fight, along with the replay of Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito, which takes place on November 13. Last December Williams won a twelve round majority decision over Martinez in a fight where both boxers went down in the first round.
The contracts have not been signed but sources inidcate "there are no outstanding deal points" and "everything has been hammered out and everything has been agreed to." There will be a catch-weight of 157-pounds. Williams last appeared in the junior middleweight division and wants to return at some point to the welterweight limit of 147-pounds. Martinez's last two bouts have been at middleweight.
Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.
