Historic event offers Egan Olympic rematch

KENNY EGAN could renew rivalry with China’s Zhang Ziaoping on the undercard to the Bernard Dunne-Ricardo Cordoba world title fight at The O2 on March 21.

Promoter Brian Peters revealed at yesterday’s press conference that the IABA are working on the mouth watering prospect of an Olympic light heavyweight final rematch and Egan said he would relish the opportunity to set the record straight before his home crowd at The O2.

In a historic deal struck by Brian Peters with the Boxing Union of Ireland (BUI) and the Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) both professionals and amateurs will feature on the same bill for the first time.