FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA --  Undefeated former IBF lightweight champion PAUL “The Pittsburgh Kid” SPADAFORA returns to the ring for the third time in nine months, in a 10-round welterweight bout at the Fort Lauderdale War Memorial (800 NE 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 33304), Friday, March 12.  Spadafora (43-0-1, 17 KOs), will headline an all-action card against former IBF International lightweight champion Ivan Fiorletta (24-5-2, 7 KOs), of Avezzano, Italy.

Promoted by Michael Acri Boxing Promotions, DeCubas Presents and GD Big Promotions, tickets, priced at $100 (ringside), $50 (reserved) and $25 (general admission), will go on sale Tomorrow!  Thursday, February 11.  Tickets can be purchased at the War Memorial Box Office (954-828-5380), online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000.

Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker, the four-division world champion and Hall of Fame inductee, is once again running "The Pittsburgh Kid’s training camp in Indiana.

"Spadafora is in great shape and looking forward to fighting in Florida," said Acri.

“I am looking forward to working with Mike and I think Spadafora will bring out boxing fans young and old  in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and the rest of South Florida," said DeCubas.

"Paul Spadafora is the perfect catalyst for a series of world class boxing in South Florida.  It's going to be an exciting night at the fights" said Willy Delgado of GD Big Promotions.  

 The five-bout undercard will feature two Florida heavyweights -- Eric "The Viking" Leander (8-0), of Palm Beach, and Mike Marrone (18-1), of Vero Beach -- Miami lightweight Richard Abril (12-2-1), and two exciting Cuban fighters fighting out of Miami -- lightweight Yoelevis Gamboa (1-0), and former World Amateur Champion, light heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (1-0), whose amateur highlights also include a victory over two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson.