Big Mac returns for Khan fight; sport ROUND-UP.BOXING: Enzo Maccarinelli Enzo Maccarinelli (born August 20, 1980 in Swansea, Wales) is a professional boxer in the cruiserweight/ Heavyweight division. He is the current WBO world cruiserweight champion. will be back in action next month on the undercard un·der·card n. The event or events coming before and supporting the main event, as of boxing matches. of Amir Khan's WBA light-weight bout with Dmitriy Salita. Former WBO WBO World Boxing Organization WBO Western Buddhist Order WBO Wehrbeschwerdeordnung WBO World Bamboo Organization (formerly International Bamboo Association) WBO Won by One (Malibu, California; a cappella group) cruiserweight champion Maccarinelli suffered his third knock-out defeat in four fights in July at the hands of Denis Lebedev and had considered retirement. However, the 29-year-old Swansea fighter will be back in action on December 5 in Newcastle against an as-yet unnamed opponent. "After my last fight against Denis Lebedev there was talk of me retiring," said Maccarinelli. "I had a long think about where my career was going, but I've got my hunger back now. "Being a world champion meant a lot to me and it hurt so much losing my world title. "There's no way that I'll quit before I win it back and the plan is to have a couple of warm-up fights before stepping up to championship level in 2010." |
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