After his original opponent, Mike Bourke, was forced off the card with a broken clavicle, Internet-brawler-turned-MMA fighter Kimbo Slice (1-0) will instead fight Bo Cantrell (10-10) at Elite Xtreme Combat’s Nov. 10 event.
The official announcement came during yesterday’s EliteXC conference call, though Sam Caplan broke the news at
fiveouncesofpain.com earlier in the day.
“EliteXC: Renegade” takes place at the America Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi, Texas, and airs on Showtime. Former UFC fighter Nick Diaz (15-6) takes on KJ Noons (5-2) in the night’s main event. The fight will take place in a new 160-pound weight class. (During yesterday’s conference call, EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw announced the formation of new weight classes, including 140 lbs., 150 lbs., 160 lbs. and a super-heavyweight division at 265-plus lbs.)
The 33-year-old Slice was slated to headline an Oct. 12 Cage Fury Fighting Championships event against UFC veteran David “Tank” Abbott earlier this month before event organizers pulled the plug on the show. Days later, EliteXC stepped in and signed the fighter
Kimbo Slice vs. Bo Cantrell Set for Nov. 10 EliteXC Event 
11-01-2007, 06:15 PM
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