WARRIOR'S BOXING PROMOTIONS SIGNS MERCER AND PRIOLO

Ray Mercer set to make Warriors debut Aug. 23

08.07 - Warrior's Boxing Promotions has added two more fighters to its growing stable of contenders by signing heavyweight Ray "Merciless" Mercer and flyweight Angel Priolo to exclusive long term promotional agreements.

Mercer (30-5-1, 22 KOs) makes his Warrior's Boxing Promotions debut Aug. 23 at the Seminole Tribe of Florida Coconut Creek Casino.

Mercer, the 1984 Olympic gold medal winner and former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion, returns to the ring for the first time since his loss to Wladimir Klitschko during June of 2002. Mercer is best known for his devastating knockout of Tommy Morrison in 1991 and his close fights with Evander Holyfield in 1995 and Lennox Lewis in 1996.

Angel Priolo (28-1 20 KOs), from Colombia, is dropping down to his natural weight in the flyweight division to make his bid for a world title. Priolo's only loss was during 1998 to current International Boxing Federation flyweight champion Irene Pacheco. Priolo stepped up to the bantamweight division June 28 and won the World Boxing Council Latin American bantamweight championship by decisioning Vernie Torres.

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