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Kirk Goodings, winner of boxing's version of the X-Factor, will make his debut for top promoter Frank Warren on his big Excel show on Saturday 9th July.
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Kirk Goodings, winner of boxing's version of the X-Factor, will make his debut for top promoter Frank Warren on his big Excel show on Saturday 9th July.

40 year-old Robin Reid will climb back between the ropes once more on June 25th at the Hillsborough Centre in Sheffield on the undercard of Kell Brook’s WBA International title bout with Lovemore N’dou. The Runcorn fighter had always intended to box on, despite his poor showing in the Prizefighter series in Liverpool last March.

Prizefighter XVII is under way at Olympia Hall in Liverpool, England, under a Barry Hearn promotion. This time eight British super middleweights, including the former WBC champion of the world Robin Reid, are producing fireworks in another series of popular short-cut little tournaments.

The Prizefighter Super-Middleweights II show hits Liverpool Olympia live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 from 8pm tomorrow night (March 23) and the four local fighters in the line-up have promised Mersey fight fans there will be a hometown winner.

Robin Reid's points win over Jamie Ambler at the Bolton Arena on February 26th secured a March 23rd Prizefighter: Super-Middleweights berth for the former WBC and IBO 168lb world title holder, it was Reid's first action since a November 2007 British title loss to current WBC boss Carl Froch. The 'Grim Reaper' had been tempted by an offer to return to the ring for the 175lb Prizefighter tournament back in January, Robin, though, was adamant that he wanted to return to his old 168lb stomping ground.

Former World Champion Adrian Dodson is ready to make his boxing comeback for Prizefighter Super-Middleweights II – and could face his 1992 Olympic teammate Robin Reid in the March 23 showdown in Liverpool.

Ricky Burns' trainer Billy Nelson is backing his charge to make two pieces of Scottish sporting history within the next 12 months. RICKY HATTON is backing Stephen Foster Jnr to continue Hatton Promotions magnificent winning run.

NOT so long ago, the meeting of two unbeaten American world champions would have been a huge event.

After Evander Holyfield's latest farce against Sherman Williams and news of Francois Botha lumbering over to Britain to take on Tyson Fury, the last thing boxing needed this week was news of more ageing stars lacing back on the gloves.

Robin Reid will make his boxing comeback in his hometown of Liverpool when he lines up in Prizefighter Super-Middleweights II on March 23.