Perez set to lead Cork’s Havana club on big night

MIKE “The Rebel” Perez is all set to dispel any doubts about his ambitions when he takes his professional boxing career to a new level at Neptune Stadium on Saturday night.

Promoter Gary Hyde has helped him on his way by selecting an unbeaten opponent with six KOs on his card for what could well turn out to be the most exciting professional show staged in the country this year.

Perez is one of three Cuban fighters on the bill — all of whom are based on Leeside — and all three are or have been world junior champions.