Manfredo

PROVIDENCE — Peter Manfredo, Jr., runner-up in Season One of The Contender, battles Sakio Bika, winner of Season Three, tonight for the vacant International Boxing Organization super middleweight title as the highlight of a boxing card at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.

The last major world-title fight at The Dunk, which was called the Providence Civic Center at the time, was held Oct. 1, 1991, when Vinny Pazienza (who has since legally changed his name to Vinny Paz) stopped Gilbert Dele in the 12th round for the WBA light-middleweight championship.

The card, called “Tough & Tested,” is being promoted by the Tournament of Contenders in association with Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) It will air nationally live on Versus television. The co-promoters have called for a “Pink Out” (everybody wearing something colored pink) to show support for the Gloria Gemma Foundation. A portion of the proceeds from ticket and T-shirt sales will benefit the Gloria Gemma Foundation for research into early breast-cancer detection.

Manfredo (31-5, 16 KOs), the reigning NABF Interim champion, is the 13th-ranked World Boxing Council super-middleweight. Manfredo is 16-0 (10 KOs) in fights held in Rhode Island Rhode Island, including 3-0 (3 KOs) at The Dunk.

In the 10-round co-feature, Grady Brewer (23-11, 13 KOs), winner of Season Two of The Contender, meets another participant of that show’s second season, Cornelius Bundrage (28-3, 16 KOs), in an International Boxing Organization light-middleweight title eliminator.

Scheduled to fight on the undercard are WBC World Youth and USNBC featherweight champion Matt Remillard (15-0, 8 KOs), super flyweight Isander Beauchamp (5-0, 2 KOs), Providence light welterweight Jesus Caro (2-0, 2 KOs), and Pawtucket light welterweight Diego Periera (1-0, 1 KO).

Tickets, priced at $18, $23, $58, $79, $107 and $222, are on sale at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center Box Office (331-6700) or through CES Boxing at (401) 724-2253/2254 or online at www.cesboxing.com.