Tavoris Cloud vs. Zsolt Erdei set for Dec 31st on Showtime

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Quote :: Showtime formally announced its Dec. 31 "Showtime Championship Boxing" card, and the main event will be the fight that has been in the works for the past few weeks. It will match light heavyweight titlist Tavoris Cloud (23-0, 19 KOs), who will be making his fourth defense, against former light heavyweight and cruiserweight titleholder Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KOs) of Hungary. They will meet at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., for the unusual New Year's Eve card (9 p.m. ET/PT). In the opening bout, junior featherweight titlist Rico Ramos (20-0, 11 KOs), who is from Southern California, will make his first defense against mandatory challenger and interim titlist Guillermo Rigondeaux (8-0, 6 KOs), the former two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist. The card brings together three promoters: Dan Goossen, who promotes Ramos and secured the site, Don King (Cloud) and Lou DiBella (Erdei).