James Kirkland (27-0, 24 KOs), after two tune-up fights against marginal opposition since returning from his two year incarceration for parole violations, will be stepping up in class on the April 9th pay-per-view undercard of Marcos Maidana-Erik Morales. Kirkland will be facing Japanese jr. middleweight contender, Nobuhiro Ishida (22-6-2, 7 KOs). The former interim WBA jr. … [Read more...]