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World ranked junior middleweight Deandre “The Bull” Latimore will return to his home town of St. Louis, Missouri on Friday, November 7 at the Family Arena to take on veteran Sammy Sparkman in a ten round bout, it was announced today by his manager Jerry Giuliano of Sandman Boxing Management.
The ten round main event will headline an action packed evening of professional boxing presented by Rumble Time Promotions. For advance tickets and more information please visit their website at www.rumbletimepromotions.com
The 23 year old Latimore, 19-1-0 (16), is thrilled to be fighting back in St. Louis . “I’ve been away training here in Las Vegas for most of this year and my last fight was the knockout of Powell in New York City so it’s been a while since I’ve been home. I’m looking forward to putting on a great performance in front of the hometown crowd.”
In Latimore’s last bout, he knocked out Sechew Powell in the seventh round in a bout broadcast on ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights on June 11. Previously, he won a unanimous decision over previously undefeated Durrell Richardson at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, Missouri on December 6, 2007 for the WBC USNBC Junior Middleweight title.
Latimore is currently world ranked #5 by the IBF.
Sparkman, 20-17-1 (9), is coming off a hard fought ten round decision loss to then undefeated prospect Pawel Wolak in Warsaw, Poland last December. The native of Columbia , Tennessee has fought numerous future world champions throughout his eleven year career including Miguel Cotto, Paul Williams, Cory Spinks, Andre Berto and Miguel Angel Rodriguez.
Said Giuliano, “Sparkman’s got a lot more experience so it’s a tough fight. I know that Deandre’s been training diligently in Las Vegas with Kenny Adams and it’s important for him to stay focused in this type of homecoming fight.”
About Latimore’s future plans, Giuliano said, “Certainly we’d like to fight for a world title in the near future and hopefully after this fight we can announce some distinct plans moving in that direction.”
Latimore has been given the “New Faces” treatment by Ring Magazine in the October 2008 issue sporting boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao on the cover. He is managed by Jerry Giuliano of Sandman Boxing Management LLC and promoted by Steve Smith of Rumble Time Promotions in St. Louis.
