Former world heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe will return to the ring at age 54 to fight basketball star Lamar Odom in a celebrity boxing match later this year.
The fight is expected to take place on October 2 at the James L. Knight arena in Miami, and will see Bowe, who celebrates his 54th birthday this August, take on the ex-NBA player.
Celebrity Boxing boss Damon Feldman has confirmed to TMZ that there is a deal in place to have Bowe fight the 6'10" two-time NBA champion.
The event will also feature a hotly anticipated bout between Paulie Malignaggi and Tik Tok star Corey B, who attacked Malignaggi at the last celebrity boxing match on which the ex-boxer was commentating.
Malignaggi and the Tik Tok star have been going back-and-forth on social media for months, and finally will step into the ring together on the undercard of Bowe's return.
Odom won his celebrity boxing debut against musician Aaron Carter in a bizarre fight earlier this year, and is now set for a big step up.
Bowe confirmed his return to the ring earlier this year, with former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs a potential opponent, although Briggs turned down the bout saying he didn't want to hurt his friend.
“I love him, I love him. He's the best. I love him to death, he's Brownsville you know, man,” Briggs told DAZN. “But it's not, it's not anything for me to hurt my brother, even though he might hurt me anyway. Look how big he is. "
The 43-1-1 former heavyweight champion hasn't fought in well over a decade, winning his final pro bout in 2008, and this fight likely won't go on his professional record due to being an exhibition.
He is the latest in a string of former world champions to return to the ring, with Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya and Evander Holyfield all confirming comebacks.
Tyson stepped between the ropes for an exhibition with Roy Jones Jr last year, and looked impressive when fighting to a draw with the legendary former world champion.
And Holyfield also recently confirmed a return, initially announcing a June exhibition with Kevin McBride which was moved to August, and now seems to be in jeopardy.
He was also in talks to face Tyson for a third time, with Triller Fight Club interested in promoting the bout, but it fell through and Holyfield ended up signing to fight McBride.
But perhaps the most intriguing comeback will see the legendary Oscar De La Hoya come back once more to face UFC legend Vitor Belfort in September.
The multiple-weight world champion will take on Belfort in a legitimate professional bout on September 11 at the Staples Center in California.
He announced the bout on Tuesday night with a press conference in Los Angeles, having demanded the fight be changed from an exhibition to a full pro bout.
