for the read.

The only good news I grabbed from that was a possible return by Spad. That I would love to see...but that sentence he served has probably changed him...& not for the better.

I just hope that he stays away from the street life & trouble. Spad was a great fighter.

McPherson said the card would also include former lightweight titlist Paul Spadafora (38-0-1, 15 KOs) in a 10-round junior welterweight bout. Spadafora, of Pittsburgh, was recently paroled after spending seven months in prison followed by a stint in a halfway house for the non-fatal shooting of his then-fiancee in 2003.


However, Spadafora promoter Mike Acri told ESPN.com that Spadafora's appearance was not a done deal.


"It's premature that the fight is going to happen with Spadafora, due to the fact that we had been expecting to fight in November instead of October," Acri said, adding that Spadafora would not attend the news conference even though he was listed on the announcement release.


Acri said he wasn't sure if Spadafora, who hasn't fought since July 2004, could be ready in time. Acri said Spadafora has only sparred three times since being released from the halfway house.