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Eastman goes in the professional ring for the 35th time, with one loss, while Tendil enters with a less glossy record of 15 wins and seven losses.
The England-based pugilist is rated within the top ten of the three major world bodies, while his opponent is not yet in the top 15.
Eastman is the number nine contender for the World Boxing Council belt, the number seven for the World Boxing Association title and number six for International Boxing Federation crown.
Bernard Hopkins holds the belt for all three bodies, sharing the WBA version with William Joppy.
About two weeks after Eastman’s fight, Guyana’s first world champion Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis will be entering the ring for another title, challenging Antonio Margarito for the World Boxing Organisation welterweight belt.
That title fight is billed for the Mandalay Bay Casino, Las Vegas, on February 8, the undercard of the Shane Mosley/Raul Marquez encounter, both fights being televised by HBO.
Having lost the WBA belt to Ricardo Mayorga, last year, Lewis now stands at 22 wins, one loss and one draw. Mayorga has since unified the WBA and WBC titles.
Lewis is the number five contender for both the WBA and WBO crowns, and is number 12 in line for the WBC title.
Margarito has 27 wins in 30 professional appearances, losing three of those fights.
Guyana’s second world champion, Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite, now Sportsman-of-the-Year, will defend his WBC Cruiserweight crown on February 21.
Braithwaite will take on Ravea Springs at the Miccosukee Casino, Miami, Florida. The Guyanese is undefeated in 18 professional bouts, while Springs has lost twice in 27 fights. The latter is rated within the top ten of four world bodies. He is the number eight contender for the WBC belt, number nine for the WBA, number seven for the IBF and number two for the WBO.