Mike Perez is a former Prizefighter champion who will be seeking a comeback win on Saturday

Ahead of Mike Perez's comeback at cruiserweight, we look back at when the Cuban blasted his way to the Prizefighter trophy on Ringside Rewind.

Little was known about the Cork-based heavyweight when he entered the Prizefighter international tournament in May 2011, but he quickly strengthened his reputation and bank balance at York Hall in Bethnal Green.

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After a points win in his opening fight, Perez pounded Frenchman Gregory Tony to a halt inside the opening round of the semi-final, then toppled towering American Tye Fields within a few minutes of the final.

Perez's promising career would be derailed after a brutal points victory over Magomed Abdusalamov, which left the Russian with life-changing injuries.

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Defeats against Bryant Jennings and Alexander Povetkin ended Perez's hopes of a world heavyweight title fight, but he will start a new chapter at cruiserweight on the undercard of Lee Haskins' IBF bantamweight title defence against Ryan Burnett in Belfast.

Click on the video above to look back at Mike Perez's triumph in Prizefighter in 2011.

Watch Mike Perez on the undercard of Lee Haskins' IBF title defence against Ryan Burnett in Belfast on Saturday from 8pm on Sky Sports 1.