Gavin Rees won the WBA world light-welterweight title in 2007
Former WBA world light-welterweight champion Gavin Rees will fight unbeaten Irishman Andrew Murray for the vacant European lightweight title.
The fight will take place at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on 4 June.
Welshman Rees relinquished his British belt to have nose surgery in February as Anthony Crolla beat John Watson to the domestic title in Liverpool.
Rees’ stable-mate Bradley Pryce will, meanwhile, fight Siarhei Rabchenka for the WBA Intercontinental title.
The former Commonwealth champion will clash with the unbeaten Belarusian in a light-middleweight title fight on 21 May on a Ricky Hatton Promotion in Chester.
Rees will be back in Cardiff for the first time since he lost his WBA world title to Andriy Kotelnik in March 2008, at the same venue which was formerly known as the Cardiff International Arena.
The 30-year-old, who has lost just once in 35 professional fights, is the mandatory challenger for the European belt and will hope to end 28-year-old Murray’s 24-fight unbeaten record.
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Rees faces Murray for Euro title