When middleweight champ Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams clash Nov. 20, Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. will be the site of a rematch of one of the best boxing matches of 2009. Boxing betting experts will keep a keen eye on the bout.
The bout between Martinez and Williams is expected to be one of the biggest fights of the year. On HBO’s “World Championship Boxing“, it will be televised.
A news conference formally announcing the bout will be held Thursday in New York, said the promoters.
After months of on-and-off negotiations, comes the scheduled fight.
Williams’ promoter, Dan Goossen said, “It’s nice to get it completed. It’s not a matter of whose fault it is [that the fight took so long to make], it’s a matter that you have two of the most feared fighters in the world facing each other. It doesn’t just get made overnight. There’s a lot more to it. That’s what took time.”
Martinez’s promoter, Lou DiBella said, “Martinez is not afraid of anybody and we did the deal that HBO wanted us to do. My take on the fight it’s the best f—— fight the rest of the year. Period. It’s the best fight for fight fans and they don’t have to fork over $60 to watch it on pay-per-view.”
The Boardwalk Hall main arena will be configured to seat about 7,000 and this is where the fight will be held.
With both fighters knocked down in the first round and Williams winning a heavily disputed majority decision in the nontitle bout, they last met Dec. 5 last year.