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Clinton Woods is set to face American Tavoris Cloud for the vacant IBF light-heavyweight crown, BBC Radio Sheffield has confirmed.
Woods will get his chance after champion Chad Dawson decided to relinquish the IBF title rather than face mandatory challenger Tavoris Cloud.
Former champion Woods lost his IBF title to Antonio Tarver in April 2008. Tarver in turn was relieved of the title by Dawson vis a 12 round points decision six months later.
Explaining the latest situation and how Woods gets the opportunity to regain the title, his promoter Dennis Hobson told the BBC: "Clinton fought a final eliminator and that has paid off".
"Woods beat Elvir Muriqi in Jersey to move to No.2 in the IBF rankings and now setting up the chance to fight for the now vacated belt.
Hobson added:"We don’t know where it’s going to be yet, I spoke to Tavoris Cloud’s people and we get on very well, but it is business.
"Hopefully Clinton will do the business this time whether it’s here or in the States and he regains his title.
Its looks like the vacant title fight could take place in September.
May 28, 2009
Woods will get his chance after champion Chad Dawson decided to relinquish the IBF title rather than face mandatory challenger Tavoris Cloud.
Former champion Woods lost his IBF title to Antonio Tarver in April 2008. Tarver in turn was relieved of the title by Dawson vis a 12 round points decision six months later.
Explaining the latest situation and how Woods gets the opportunity to regain the title, his promoter Dennis Hobson told the BBC: "Clinton fought a final eliminator and that has paid off".
"Woods beat Elvir Muriqi in Jersey to move to No.2 in the IBF rankings and now setting up the chance to fight for the now vacated belt.
Hobson added:"We don’t know where it’s going to be yet, I spoke to Tavoris Cloud’s people and we get on very well, but it is business.
"Hopefully Clinton will do the business this time whether it’s here or in the States and he regains his title.
Its looks like the vacant title fight could take place in September.
May 28, 2009
Pretty interesting fight, pitting the exprience of Woods against the young hungry lion in Cloud. I feel with Cloud's youth and hunger, he can win this, but Cloud has been out the ring since Augest last year. So rust may have gathered up.
Woods has fought some of the division's best over the years, and holds wins over Glen Johnson and Julio Cesar Gonzalez. He looked pretty solid in his last outing defeating the once touted Elvir Muriqi.
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