Moments ago future hall of famer James "Lights-Out" Toney informed BoxingTalk that he will be returning to the ring on May 24. "It's just going to be a tune-up, but I'm going to stay real busy. I'm going to fight in May and then I'm coming right back in June or July," stated Toney, who also informed us that Sergei Liakhovich and Vassiliy Jirov were both asking for too much money to bring those previous discussions to fruition. Full interview with Toney to follow on Monday morning so stay tuned to our front page at all times
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