PARIS (CMC):

TOMORROW'S REMATCH between defending World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight champion O'Neil Bell of Jamaica and France's former unified cruiserweight world champion Jean-Marc Mormeck in Paris has been sold out.

More than 4,000 tickets have been sold for the clash at the Palais des Sports Michel Cerdan in nearby Levallois-Perret.

"It is great to be back in France and great to hear the French boxing fans have gobbled up all 4,000 tickets for this rematch of one of last year's best fights, which took place at the Mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden," promoter Don King said.

"Vive Le France," the loqua-cious promoter added.

Caribbean roots

The two pugilists with Caribbean roots clashed in January last year at the famous Madison Square Garden in New York, where Bell beat Mormeck in 10 rounds.They are both now in the fight city to make last-minute preparations.

United States-based Bell, originally from Montego Bay, Jamaica, has a ring record of 26 wins (24 knockouts) against one loss and one draw, and is a long-time resident of Atlanta, Georgia. He trained for the bout in Big Bear, California.

Mormeck, a Guadeloupe native, has a record of 32 wins (22 knockouts) against three defeats.

Bell became the first undisputed world cruiserweight champion since Evander 'The Real Deal' Holyfield held that distinction in 1988 when he knocked out the unified cruiserweight champion Mormeck on January 7, 2006.

"I knocked out Mormeck in the 10th round in our first fight last year, but I still feel I have something to prove," Bell said.

"He caught me a few times in the early rounds before I came back to win it. I want to show I can dominate him from the beginning," the Jamaican said.