 Eastman is out to avenge his loss to Abraham |
Former British, Commonwealth and European middleweight champion Howard Eastman will face Edison Miranda in an IBF title eliminator this spring. Eastman, who lost to new IBF champion Arthur Abraham in his last outing in July, is anxious to avenge that defeat.
"I got goose bumps when my promoter Mick Hennessy gave me this news," said Eastman on Thursday.
"I have not felt like this for a long time. He has given me the opportunity to spring myself back into contention."
Eastman, who is known as the "Battersea Bomber", was comprehensively outpointed last February by Bernard Hopkins, who was then the undisputed champion.
 |  I still want rematches against William Joppy and Bernard Hopkins |
And he fell off the boxing radar for a few months following the loss to Abraham.
"Because of what's happened recently I need to prove to people that I can go in there and take these guys out properly," he said.
"The fight with Abraham is a fight that was destined to have a rematch.
"I am looking forward to fighting him again. I still want rematches against William Joppy and Hopkins but we are doing things backwards.
"I am fighting the third guy I lost to, first. Hopefully we can get to the others afterwards."
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