As a prelude to the Cory Spinks-Zab Judah rematch for the undisputed welterweight championship of the world, undefeated heavyweight contender Owen "what the heck" Beck will face Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett. Barrett stole himself some thunder in the division by beating former undefeated heavyweight Dominick Guinn, a feat since duplicated by Sergei Lyakhovich. Barrett now has the chance to make himself an even more prominent name by scalping Beck. Conversely, Beck, with no real names to speak of on his record, could break through into the heavyweight spotlight with a good win over Barrett. The fight is being billed as a WBC heavyweight title eliminator and Don King is rumored to be putting together another tournament of heavyweight champions. We will keep you updated to developments in this story.
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