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Professional boxing

By JOHN C. COTEY
Published April 6, 2006

WHEN: Friday, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6).

WHERE: Entertainment Hall, Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa.

TV: ESPN2 (only the main event).

TICKETS: Are priced at $20, $40, $75 and $125, and are available at all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com the Florida State Fairgrounds Box Office 813-621-7821 or by calling One Punch Productions at 813-503-8109.

OUTLOOK: Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing and Tampa's One Punch Productions have stacked up the most impressive card - 10 fights in all - in the Tampa Bay area since Antonio Tarver and Roy Jones fought last year at the St. Pete Times Forum. ... Tampa resident Nate Campbell (28-4-1, 24 KOs) continues his stunning comeback by meeting Isaac Hiatshwayo (23-0, 9 KOs) in a IBF lightweight world title elimination bout. Hiatshwayo's IBO championship also will be on the line. ... The WBO's No. 1-rated welterweight "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis (16-0-2, eight KOs) was added to the card Wednesday. Arnaoutis, a native of Athens, Greece, will fight an opponent to be named. ... Also on the card: former WBA featherweight champion Derrick "Smoke" Gainer, 2004 Olympian Roberto Benitez, St. Pete Boxing Club light heavyweight prospect Akinyemi Laleye (3-0), rematches between local fighters "Slick" Derrick Samuels (6-2-1) and Marcus "Combo" Broadnax (3-1-1) and Jenna "Cowgirl" Shiver and Kornelija Numic, and the professional debut of former ranked amateur heavyweight Lenroy Thomas, who is trained by Dan Birmingham.

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