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Titanium Promotions headed by
Garcia Staley Sr. will promote
the UBO doubleheader which will
also feature former WBC world
champion Keith Holmes (41-5, 25
KOs) taking on an opponent to be
announced for the International
Middleweight crown.
Seven years younger than Corley
and with arround half as many
professional fights, White has
youth on his side but experience
working against him in what will
be his first world title fight.
He turned pro in 2004 after
going 45-15 in the amateurs and
winning the National Golden
Gloves, an accomplishment he has
in common with Corley. White won
his first thirteen pro bouts
before loosing to fellow
undefeated Lamont Peterson, then
16-0, in a fight shown live on
Showtime Television in April
2006.
Pictured: Jermain "Too Sweet"
White.
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Less than four months later he
received another big
opportunity. After a comeback
victory in July, White was
picked to fight Julio Cesar
Chavez Jr. (then 26-0-1) for the
vacant WBC Youth title in
August, but came up short again.
He rebounded well in early 2007
by winning the Indiana state
title with a unanimous decision
over the tough Ruben Galvan
(27-10-2).
White stopped Galvan in seven
rounds when they rematched in
December 2007. 2008 turned out
to be a slow year as it only
brought him one fight, a second
round stoppage victory over
journeyman Reggie Nash. After
that another long spell of
inactivity followed before
another significant fight,
against another undefeated major
name, came along for White.
In September 2009 in Pittsburgh,
White took on former IBF world
lightweight champion, and local
hero, Paul Spadafora (44-0-1)
and proved his mettle. Despite
the ring rust, White made a good
account of himself before
loosing on points after eight
entertaining rounds. With the
experience of the Spadafora
fight, White will be fighting
Corley with confidence on May
29, knowing he can go to his
opponent’s hometown and be
competitive with world class. |
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