Davis to face Cunningham in Cleveland!

31/08/2005

Davis to face Cunningham in Cleveland!

Kelvin Davis, the former IBF cruiserweight titlist who was stripped earlier this year, has agreed to face undefeated Steve Cunningham on short notice. The bout will takeplace this Saturday on promoter Don King's show in Cleveland, Ohio.  "We're trying to make the impossible possible," Davis told the Reno Gazzette-Journal. "We put seven weeks (of training) into seven days." The bout will be an IBF title elimination bout. O'Neil Bell is the current the champion. Davis is 21-3-1 and rated #13 by Boxingtalk. Cunningham, 17-0, is rated #7 by Boxingtalk. source: Reno Gazzette-Journal Former bantamweight world champion Tim Austin will also see action on the undercard.