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DaVarryl “Touch of Sleep” Williamson (22-4, 18) will return to the ring on Saturday, May 6, 2006 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts versus “Magnificent” Mike Mollo (15-0, 9) as part of the Don King promoted card featuring Jose Antonio Rivera vs. Alejandro Garcia to be broadcast by SHOWTIME. Williamson is returning the ring for the first time since his failed attempt to lift Chris Byrd’s IBF Title in October 2005. It will also be his first fight following elbow surgery at the Steadman/Hawkins Group in which a mass of scar tissue, 15 “foreign bodies”, 2 bone spurs & fluid in the joint were removed in a two-hour surgery.
“I feel fantastic” proclaims Williamson “This is the best my arm has felt in quite some time, the right hand is back, it feels like it did when I first laced on a pair of gloves. Anyone who thinks that I am done, “shot” or got old overnight is in for a very rude awakening. The right hand that got me this far in my career will be back come May 6th, and I will return to my fan-friendly, all-action powerful style. Mollo has stated that 2006 is his year, but I have a bit to say on the matter and I’m telling him right now that it’s going to be a short year!”
Mollo, ranked #15 by the WBO and #26 by the WBC has loudly proclaimed that 2006 will be his year. He was quoted in an interview with BraggingRightsCorner.com as stating that “the heavyweight division is wide open, with the exception of Lamon Brewster, none of the champions have showed us anything. They’re all old, unpopular and boring. Maybe they should take the Vitali Klitschko road and retire so some new blood can make the division exciting again.”
As the current holder of the WBC, WBO and IBF Latino heavyweight titles; belts that he won in November 2005 by defeating unheralded trial-horse Rogerio Lobo, Mollo has slowly stepped up his level of opposition, and captured some titles, including one that used to belong to Williamson; the WBO Latino Title. “Tell Mike I want my belt back, and I’ll be happy to take the other belts he’ll be carrying into the ring” said Williamson.
While the Williamson-Mollo bout will not be televised, Williamson is confident that it will be that fight of the night, and show the Heavyweight division that he is not done yet. In fact, Williamson is putting the division on notice, “that was not me back in October, and once I dispatch of Mollo, I want another crack at either Wladimir or Chris. If they don’t want the fight, tell Valuev I’ll be thrilled to walk into his living room and take his title.”
Tickets priced @ $250.50, $100.50, $50.50 & $35.50 are available at the DCU Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, charge-by-phone at 617-931-2000 or 617-228-6000 or online @ www.ticketmaster.com
