Heavyweight contenders Dominick Guinn and Audley Harrison will be meeting this Friday night, April 14th, at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California in the biggest fight of their careers. It will be a crossroads battle for both men, who are coming off losses in their last fights, and will get a shot at some redemption in the main event of ESPN's Friday Night Fights telecast.

    These two fighters were once touted as the next big heavyweight sensations. However, both have fallen from that pedestal and have to go through each other to try to climb back atop that pedestal. Dominick Guinn is actually winless in his last three fights. He lost to James Toney in his last fight. Before that he drew against Friday Ahunanya and lost to current WBO champ Sergei Lyakhovich. Guinn is looking to turn his career back around and a win over Harrison would be the ignition that Guinn needs.

    Harrison, a very heavily touted heavyweight out of London has been compared to Lennox Lewis his whole career. He even followed in Lennox's footsteps when he won Olympic gold in the 2000 Olympics as a super heavyweight. Harrison's pro career had been really gaining steam, until he was shocked by Danny Williams in his last fight by split decision. Harrison is hoping a big win on National TV on Friday night will spin his career back forward. A win could be huge for both fighters, but a loss could be a deathblow to these young fighter's careers.

    Friday night's co-feature that will also be televised will showcase one of the best young prospects around in junior middleweight Andre Berto. Berto was a 2004 Olympian for Haiti, and was one of the more sought after fighters coming out of the Olympics. Berto signed with Lou DiBella, and has been rolling thus far in his career, jumping out to a 10-0 record with 8KOs. DiBella sees Berto as an exciting fighter with a devastating punch. Berto of Winter Haven, Florida will have his toughest test to date when he faces the tough Horatio Garcia of Sacramento, California. Berto has won by KO in his last six fights, but Garcia has been in the ring with the likes of Antonio Margarito, Juan Carlos Rubio, Freddie Pendleton, and Tony Lopez. Garcia comes in with a record of 14-6-1, and will face Berto in a scheduled eight round bout.

    Three more attractive bouts will also follow on this Goossen-Tutor promoted card. In a four round heavyweight bout undefeated Teke Oruh of Las Vegas will have by far the toughest test of his career when he takes on the talented and tough Jason Gavern. Oruh has compiled a 10-0 record with 5 KOs, but hasn't been in the ring with a fighter like Gavern. Gavern of Scranton, Pennsylvania comes in with a 8-1-2 record. His only loss coming in close fashion to Malcolm Tann, and his draw coming against undefeated Travis Walker. Oruh will haves his hands full if he plans on staying undefeated.

    In another four round heavyweight bout, Travis Walker of Colorado Springs will take on veteran Andrew Greeley. Walker, a former Golden Gloves champion, will look to improve his 15-0-1 record against Greeley, a native of Monroe, Louisiana. Another intriguing bout will be in the final bout of this card. In a four round welterweight bout, Antonio Johnson of Minneapolis, will take on Carlos Mainor of San Diego. Both fighters are undefeated, Johnson at 3-0 with 2 KOs, and Mainor at 2-0-1.

   This should be a very exciting card with the first two mentioned fights being televised on ESPN's Friday Night Fights. The Goossen-Tutor card will take place this Friday at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California.

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4-11-2006