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03/08/2007
Joe Greene vs. Daryl Salmon promoted to main event
Edited Press Release: Due to undisclosed reasons, former cruiserweight champion O’Neil Bell has withdrawn from his scheduled main event bout against Louis Azille (19-3-2, 15 KOs). In what wil now be the show's co-feature, Azille will now take on Lawrence Chapman (19-4-2, 13 KOs) in a ten round cruiserweight bout. The new main event for ESPN2's August 8, 2007 edition of Wednesday Night Fights will feature middleweight prospect “Mean” Joe Greene (15-0, 11 KOs) facing his biggest test to date against Daryl Salmon (16-1, 4 KOs) in a twelve rounder. The show will take place at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, Florida. Also scheduled for Warriors Boxing Show is a middleweight bout between former world title holder Raul Marquez (39-3, 28 KOs) and Massachusetts’ Harry Jay Pina (15-2, 11 KOs).