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When: Nov-15 / 10:00:00 PM
Where: Vanderbilt University Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jeff Lacy's big retirement lasted all of a few days, as the proposed fight between the Tampa-based fighter and his 2000 U.S. Olympic teammate is back on for November 15. Lacy has been given a slight raise in pay, though I'd guess not exactly what he'd been hoping for.
Jermain Taylor didn't spend too much time thinking about Jeff Lacy's retirement because he knew Lacy's claim of retirement was just a ploy to get more money. On Monday, Lacy got a new contract, one that made him happy and puts Taylor vs. Lacy back on the calendar for November.
The bout will take place at 168 pounds as Taylor and Lacy will collide in a WBC super middleweight eliminator on Saturday night, November 15, at Vanderbilt University Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee. The fight will be televised by HBO and is being promoted by Lou DiBella, Golden Boy and Prize Fight Promotions.
Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KO's) became the undisputed and undefeated middleweight champion of the world on July 16, 2005 when he beat Bernard Hopkins at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Taylor defended his championship four times, including a Hopkins rematch (December 3, 2005), and was undefeated in his first 27 professional fights before back-to-back losses to present champ Kelly Pavlik.
As for Lacy, though he was badly beaten by Calzaghe, he maintains he is still hungry and is a far better fighter than he appeared to be in his sole career defeat.
