IBF flyweight champion Vic “Raging Bull� Darchinyan (26-0, 21 KOs) is slated to fight on the Oct. 7 undercard of the Diego Corrales/Joel Casamayor at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

I saw James Toney at the Pechanga Casino who was there to support his sparring partner Cisse Salif in the co-feature against Damian “Bolo” Wills. I may have to retract my prediction of a Sam Peter win.

Undefeated welterweight Paul “The Punisher� Williams pounded former two-time champion Shamba Mitchell to the canvas four times in four rounds before ref Vic Draculich waved off the fight at 2:57.

So FNF is winding down, and we best get full enjoyment from it before a four month hiatus (because boxing has a hard time competing with MLB as baseball goes in to the home stretch).

Jeremy “The Beast” Bates called in from Texas after his outing against Holyfield Friday night and was kind enough to delivered a report at 12:45 AM.

Slowly, surely, steadily, heavyweight Jameel McCline is climbing the rankings of the major sanctioning bodies (#10 WBO and top-15 in the WBC/IBF) and is eager to take the next step along the comeback trail.

There was a time, around five years ago, that it was hoped that he’d be a local Rocky story, and advance to the point that he could snag a title shot and a solid payday. It looks more unlikely at this date, but Queens, NY heavyweight Vinny Maddalone is still hacking away.

WBA Heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (44-0) will defend his title against Monte Barrett (31-4) at Chicago’s United Center on October 7.

Part of me hopes Holyfield will lose so decisively that he will finally realize it is time to hang up his gloves. But another side of me wishes he will win, prove what he needs to himself, and retire with a final ring victory under his belt.

As things in boxing’s marquee division continue to heat up, the four heavyweights of the Soviet apocalypse seem to be taking turns calling each other out.