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Cruiserweight contender Ola “Kryptonite” Afolabi (13-1-3, 5 KOs) is hosting a party on March 14, the day he faces former champion Enzo Maccarinelli for the Interim WBO Cruiserweight Championship at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester.
“This is my coming out party!” grins the 28-year-old London, England-born Nigerian currently living in California. “He (Maccarinelli) makes his base there, but what people may not know is that the UK is my home country too. I am coming home to win the title!” After a 30-month hiatus, Afolabi (13-1-3, 5 KOs) burst back onto the scene with an upset win over the previously unbeaten Eric Field in April 2008, followed by a win over DeLeon Tinsley in August. “I’m getting this shot at a perfect time for me. I’ll finally get the chance to show I’m the real deal. I’m going in as an underdog, but I know I’m going to win. He’s not as good as people make him out to be and he’s in trouble. Look out for the best kept secret in boxing!”http://www.fightnews.com/