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By Matt Goldstein
23/10/2007
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BREAKING NEWS: Former world heavyweight champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman will take on 1988 Olympic gold medalist and former WBO heavyweight titlist “Merciless” Ray Mercer on November 15, 2007 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Coming off an MMA loss to Kimbo Slice, Mercer posted a boxing win against Mikael Lindblad and will enter the ring vs. Rahman with a record of 35-6 with 26 KOs. Rahman, 44-6 with 35 KOs, has won three straight since his knockout loss to WBC champion Oleg Maskaev. If Rahman wins impressively, he is on a short list to face IBF champion and #1 ranked heavyweight in the world, Wladimir Klitschko. Versus will televise.