Brian Minto-Vince Maddalone II is on.

The two will square off in a rematch of their memorable 2004 bout June 10 at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y.

The scheduled 10-round bout will be the main event on ESPN2's Friday Night at the Fights.

Minto, 19-1 with 11 knockouts as a professional heavyweight boxer, knocked out Maddalone in the 10th round July 23 on ESPN2. The fight was labeled by many as one of the most exciting of the year.

"I would have preferred one more tune-up fight," Minto admitted. "But this offer was too good to pass up.

"This is a business. If you're a fighter, you have to step in there and fight," the Butler resident added.

Minto was knocked down by Maddalone (23-2, 16 KO's) in the first round of their previous fight before rallying to win.

It was the most physical fight of Minto's career.

"I got hit a lot that night," he said. "But I wasn't as good defensively as I am now - nowhere near. I was nervous that night."

Minto, 30, has had only two fights since defeating Maddalone. He lost a split decision to former world champion Tony Tubbs in December and scored a unanimous 8-round decision over David Polk last month at the Butler Days Inn.

Minto knocked Polk down in the fifth round of that fight. He was planning on fighting in Butler again in May before facing Maddalone sometime over the summer.

"You can't pass up opportunities like this when they come up," Minto said. "If I knock him (Maddalone) out in the first six rounds or so and look good doing it, a new world of opportunities will open up for me."

Minto admitted this is the most critical fight of his career.

"No doubt," he said. "I have to show that I'm marketable. If I do well, HBO or Showtime may be interested."

Maddalone, 31, of Queens, N.Y., has won his last two fights, including a fifth-round TKO over veteran Troy Weida last Saturday.

Weida entered that fight with a 44-18-2 record and 31 knockouts. Minto was in attendance that night.

"Weida had him in trouble with 30 seconds left in the fourth round, but couldn't finish him off," Minto said. "Maddalone looked a little sloppy. He hasn't gotten better since our last fight and I've gotten much better."

Minto was scheduled to have surgery to remove bone spurs from his right elbow earlier this month, but decided against it after consulting a specialist.

The surgery would have sidelined him for three months.

"The specialist recommended not getting it done," Minto said. "He said there was no guarantee I'd be pain-free afterward or if they could even fix the problem.

"I went on a rehab program and it feels fine now."

Minto is leaving Monday for a boxing training camp California, Pa., where he will spend the next seven weeks working with trainer Tom Yankello to prepare for the Maddalone fight.