DAVID Starie's first fight under the Golden Fists new promotion will be against Argentinian Bruno Godoy in South Africa on July 25.
DAVID Starie's first fight under the Golden Fists new promotion will be against Argentinian Bruno Godoy in South Africa on July 25.
The British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion from Elmswell has a contest scheduled for eight rounds in Carnival City.
A successful night will set him up for a defence of his titles in London sometime in September against Neil Linford of Peterborough.
Starie, the 26-year-old former double ABA champion with the Hurstlea-Kerridge Club at Needham Market, faces a tough 29-year-old South American opponent who has won 39 of his 64 fights.
He has lost 17 and drawn seven.
Starie said: "Godoy will be a formidable opponent to say the least. As his record shows, he certainly knows his way around a professional boxing ring. It will be a great experience to go to South Africa. I'm looking forward to it."
Manager Gordon Holmes has Starie training hard for the fight. The pair will probably fly to South Africa a week before the contest.
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