Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
Former super-featherweight world champion Steve “2pound” Forbes climbs back between the ropes next month as he takes on Romanian southpaw Ionut 'Jo Jo' Dan at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Forbes, 33, is on the back of a two round blow-out win against 55-loss Roberto Valenzuela in December and steps up in class against Ion, who was on the verge on a world title shot, when suffered his only career loss in 28 against Selcuk Aydin last June.
The 29 year-old has since returned with a four-round KO win over Argentine Andres Pablo Villafane in October and returns to the same venue to take on former US Contender series finalist Forbes (35-8-0).
Oregon-born Forbes has been in indifferent form in the past four years, since losing that Contender final via split decision against an aging Grady Brewer, which many people believe should have gone Steve's way.
Forbes has lost five of his last eight, but did take all-time great Oscar De La Hoya the full twelve rounds and repeated the feat against WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto in 2008, not to mention his controversial decision loss to Demetrius Hopkins in 2007, which was voted The Ring Magazine and ESPN worst decision of the last decade recently.
WBN Editor
Forbes returns against Romanian Ion in Canada
Former super-featherweight world champion Steve “2pound” Forbes climbs back between the ropes next month as he takes on Romanian southpaw Ionut 'Jo Jo' Dan at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Forbes, 33, is on the back of a two round blow-out win against 55-loss Roberto Valenzuela in December and steps up in class against Ion, who was on the verge on a world title shot, when suffered his only career loss in 28 against Selcuk Aydin last June.
The 29 year-old has since returned with a four-round KO win over Argentine Andres Pablo Villafane in October and returns to the same venue to take on former US Contender series finalist Forbes (35-8-0).
Oregon-born Forbes has been in indifferent form in the past four years, since losing that Contender final via split decision against an aging Grady Brewer, which many people believe should have gone Steve's way.
Forbes has lost five of his last eight, but did take all-time great Oscar De La Hoya the full twelve rounds and repeated the feat against WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto in 2008, not to mention his controversial decision loss to Demetrius Hopkins in 2007, which was voted The Ring Magazine and ESPN worst decision of the last decade recently.