Former junior middleweight contender James Kirkland (25-0, 22 KO’s) will be getting released early from prison next month on September 17th instead of the original release date of October 2nd, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. This is going to please a lot of boxing fans of Kirkland, as he was poised for a shot at one of the junior middleweight titles a year ago when he was arrested in Austin, Texas a year ago after a gun was found in his vehicle. Having a gun in his car wouldn’t have been such a big deal had Kirkland not already served time in the past for armed robbery. Now about to be released after serving a year, Kirkland reportedly weighs around 173, and only needs to lose less than 20 pounds to make the 154 pound junior middleweight limit. Kirkland, 26, will be released to a halfway house, which he will be staying in for the next six month. However, Kirkland will still be able to train and fight while staying in the halfway house. Kirkland’s promoters, Golden Boy Promotions, hopes to get Kirkland back in the ring by October and would like to have Kirkland fight at least twice before the end of the year. Read more: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2010/08...eleased-from-prison-on-september-17th-–-news/
