Antonio Tarver, Danny Green to fight

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    When former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver(Above) and Australian cruiserweight contender Danny Green(Below) could not come to terms to meet last fall, Tarver instead moved up to fight at heavyweight, where he turned in a shaky performance in a decision against Nagy Aguilera in October. Green, meanwhile outpointed American B.J. Flores in November.

    But with Tarver's opportunities limited at heavyweight and Green vowing to return after a medical scare forced him to have his appendix and a large abscess removed earlier this year, the two reached agreement to fight each other.

    They will meet July 20 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia, they announced at a news conference on Tuesday.

    The 38-year-old Green (31-3, 27 KOs), who will defend his minor cruiserweight belt, has won 10 consecutive fights since a decision loss to countryman Anthony Mundine in a 2006 super middleweight title eliminator. Among Green's victims during his streak: Roy Jones Jr., whom he knocked out in the first round in December 2009.

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