Perez says Jennings first step in title tilt

Cork-based heavyweight Mike Perez will bid to clinch a shot at the world heavyweight title in Texas next month.

Perez will meet Bryant Jennings in an eliminator for the WBC title at the American Bank Centre in Corpus Christi on May 24 in a bout between the two unbeaten heavyweights records.

Perez, 28, said: “My dream has always been to fight for the heavyweight championship.