Kevin “Big Gulp” Nagle will face Jake Paradise in an eight-round heavyweight co-feature on November 1 at the DCU Event Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The “Worcester Championship Boxing” card is presented by Granite Chin Promotions.

Nagle, 9-0 (7 KOs), a 40-year-old former U.S. Army Reserve soldier fighting out of Scituate, Massachusetts, made his pro debut less than two years ago. At age 25, after a brief amateur career, he put down boxing for more than a decade before returning to the sport after a series of personal struggles.

Paradise, 8-3 (8 KOs), like Nagle, has faced his own hardships, including depression, drug addiction and homelessness.

“This will be a clash of recovering fighters,” Nagle said. “Anything can happen in boxing. I never know what to expect when I step into the ring.”