NORTH LAUDERDALE -- Elieser Castillo sat quietly in the back row until it was his turn to talk during the prefight ESPN2 Friday Night Fights news conference.

After promoter Luis DeCubas announced the seven-bout boxing card that includes undefeated Colombian Breidis Prescott (18-0, 17 KOs) making his U.S. debut at War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, it was all Castillo.

The Cuban left-hander from Pembroke Pines called out streetfighter-turned-mixed-martial-arts fighter Kimbo Slice, of Miami, for a MMA main event in October.

Slice has become one of the best-known MMA fighters in less than a year. His recent Elite XC Saturday Night Fights debut on CBS reportedly attracted millions for his win over James Thompson.

"I want Kimbo Light," said Castillo, a cruiserweight who trains at American Top Team in Coconut Creek and has a judo and jiu-jitsu background.

Castillo, a member of the Cuban national boxing and judo team before defecting, is 30-6-2 with 17 knockouts in boxing. His last fight was five months ago. He has had several opponents drop out at the last minute.

"A lot of people want to see this fight," said Castillo, eager to make his MMA debut. "I will take him out in the first round but he has to come to the fight first."

Preliminary talks are under way between Castillo's manager, Boca Raton businessman David Goldstein, owner of Gardens Memorial Park, and Slice's promoter, Gary Shaw. The two plan to meet before the live ESPN2 telecast Friday night.

Goldstein said Slice would be guaranteed a $1.5 payday and Castillo $750,000. Potential venues are the BankAtlantic Center at Sunrise and AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. The event would either be televised on Showtime, CBS or pay-per-view.

"We could sell out anything in this area with those two fighters," Goldstein said. "It would give Kimbo a chance to come back to his backyard, fight and thank his fans. Kimbo has that lucky punch but I don't think he's in shape to take on Elieser. We think it will be fun and everybody will make money."

Around the ring: Brazilian heavyweight Antonio "Big Foot" Silva, of American Top Team Coconut Creek, will be featured on the next CBS Elite XC and Showtime Saturday Night Fights MMA card July 26 broadcast live from the Stockton (Calif.) Arena.

Silva will be featured in the EliteXC heavyweight championship match against an opponent to be named.

Showtime will air three live fights, including the heavyweight title bout 8-9 p.m. and CBS will show four fights, including two title fights.

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