Taylor To Face Wright in April?

By Mark Vester

It was reported by the Tampa Tribune that undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor will face number one contender Winky Wright as early as April.

The paper noted that Taylor's promoter Lou DiBella, intends to offer Wright a contract that would call for the fight to be held in Taylor's hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, or Memphis.

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If the contact presented by DiBella was found to be unacceptable, Wright's promoter Gary Shaw would push for the fight to happen in Wright's hometown of Tampa, Florida.

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