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British heavyweight champion Danny Williams is set to fight former IBF cruiserweight champion Al 'Ice' Cole on the undercard of Clinton Woods' fight with Antionio Tarver, which will be shown live on Setanta Sports.
Williams flew over to Florida on Tuesday having taken the fight on short notice but is expected to have too much for Cole, who has become a journeyman heavyweight contender.
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'The Brixton Bomber' is excited at the prospect of fighting in front of the large American audience that will be tuning in to see Woods' fight, as well as Chad Dawson's WBC light heavyweight defence against Glen Johnson.
"I'm raring to go and can't wait to get in the ring on Saturday," Williams said. "There's a lot more to see of Danny Williams."
Cole, 44, held the IBF cruiserweight title for three years from 1992 before stepping up to heavyweight where he has had little success. In his last fight he was stopped in three rounds by Sultan Ibragimov in 2005.
This fight could lead to a third fight for Williams against Audley Harrison, who makes his return a week later on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe-Bernard Hopkins.
Williams became the first man to beat the 2000 Olympic gold medallist when they first met in 2005, before Harrison stopped him in three rounds in the rematch the following year.
Harrison went on to lose his next bout to Michael Sprott and has been inactive since then.
Williams flew over to Florida on Tuesday having taken the fight on short notice but is expected to have too much for Cole, who has become a journeyman heavyweight contender.
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* Boxing
* Setanta Boxing
'The Brixton Bomber' is excited at the prospect of fighting in front of the large American audience that will be tuning in to see Woods' fight, as well as Chad Dawson's WBC light heavyweight defence against Glen Johnson.
"I'm raring to go and can't wait to get in the ring on Saturday," Williams said. "There's a lot more to see of Danny Williams."
Cole, 44, held the IBF cruiserweight title for three years from 1992 before stepping up to heavyweight where he has had little success. In his last fight he was stopped in three rounds by Sultan Ibragimov in 2005.
This fight could lead to a third fight for Williams against Audley Harrison, who makes his return a week later on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe-Bernard Hopkins.
Williams became the first man to beat the 2000 Olympic gold medallist when they first met in 2005, before Harrison stopped him in three rounds in the rematch the following year.
Harrison went on to lose his next bout to Michael Sprott and has been inactive since then.
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