McCloskey and Prizefighter set for massive Belfast double header

By The Newsroom
Published 24th Feb 2012, 16:36 BST
A HUGE night of boxing in Belfast is on the way as Paul McCloskey and Prizefighter Middleweights II take over the King’s Hall on Saturday, May 5, live on Sky Sports.

McCloskey is looking to keep in world title contention following his brave victory over Breidis Prescott in September and will be gunning for a second world title shot later this year – but first he will face a stern test against two-time World Champion Julio Diaz.

The Mexican has held the IBF lightweight crown twice and challenged for the WBC and WBO versions, and the 32-year-old known as ‘The Kidd’ carry plenty of top level experience into his 46th clash on May 5.

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The Kings Hall will host the 24th edition of Prizefighter on the same night as McCloskey’s showdown with Diaz as the Irish Middleweights get it on, with unbeaten Commonwealth gold winner ‘King Kane’ Eamonn O’Kane, EBA champ Anthony ‘Fitzer’ Fitzgerald, Mark ‘Kid Dynamite’ Heffron, Joe ‘Sugar’ Rea and Darren Cruise the first named confirmed by show promoter Eddie Hearn.