Tickets for the Nov. 13 super middleweight fight between Peter Manfredo Jr. of Providence and Sakio "The Scorpian" Bika at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence went on sale Wednesday.
The fight is being billed by the IBO (the latest and weakest addition to boxing's alphabet soup) as a world-title fight, even though its own October ratings have Bika at No. 8 and Manfredo at No. 15. So much for its validity.
The IBO aside, the fight should be a good one. Bika, winner of the Contender III TV tournament, is ranked fifth by the IBF, while Manfredo is 13th in the WBC ratings. Both are hoping a win will propell them to a world title fight.
Manfredo lost a world title bid against Joe Calzaghe, but wants one more shot before retiring. For ticket information, call 401-724-2253.
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