Heavyweight

Injured Price has date rescheduled

Dan Rafael

December 12, 2014

David Price has won three bouts in a row © Getty Images

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British heavyweight David Price has a new fight date: February 21 at the O2 World in Berlin.

Price, a 2008 Olympic bronze medallist, will face an opponent to be determined on the undercard of the rematch between super middleweight titlist Arthur Abraham and Paul Smith, promoter Sauerland Event announced on Thursday at the Abraham-Smith news conference in Liverpool, England.

Price (18-2, 15 KOs) suffered a small tear in his left biceps a couple of weeks ago, knocking him out of a fight with Emilio Ezequiel Zarate (18-13-3, 9 KOs), which was supposed to take place last Saturday at the EWE Arena in Oldenburg, Germany, on the undercard of light heavyweight titleholder Juergen Braehmer's defence against Pawel Glazewski.

"It's great to be fighting on the undercard of such a big show,'' Price said. "I'm looking forward to getting back in the ring and reminding everyone what I'm all about. 2015 is going to be a big year for me. It's important I get off to a good start on Feb. 21."

Promoter Kalle Sauerland said: ''Next year is going to be David's time to shine. It's time to stand up and be counted. The heavyweight scene in the UK is flourishing at the moment, and it is still our belief that Pricey can beat anyone out there."

Price, 31, has won three bouts in a row since his stunning back-to-back upset knockout losses to Tony Thompson, of Washington, DC, in 2013.

This article originally appeared on ESPN.com