Brian Minto arrived in St. Petersburg. Fla., Wednesday morning - relaxed and ready to take care of business.

Butler's professional heavyweight boxer (20-1, 11 knockouts) is facing Vince Maddalone (25-2, 18 KOs) in a 10-round rematch of their July, 2004, battle in Atlantic City, N.J.

The rematch is the second of four bouts being aired live from the St. Petersburg Times Forum Saturday night on HBO pay per view. The televised portion of the card begins at 9 p.m.

"Brian had so much nervous energy when they fought the last time," trainer Tom Yankello said. "It was his first TV fight, it was in pro-Maddalone territory and he got knocked down in the first round.

"Brian had to adapt to all of that - and he still won the fight. We've been watching tapes of Maddalone's fights since then and it's the same Maddalone. But he'll be facing a different Brian Minto."

Both fighters are 30 years old and neither is ranked among the top 20 by any of pro boxing's major sanctioning bodies.

No title is at stake in this fight. A big step in gaining respect in the fight game is.

"The winner will probably become ranked," Minto said. "If it's a good fight, HBO might want us back to do it again.

"Vinny and I hold no animosity toward each other. This is business. I know he's gonna come out and try to pressure me, throw a lot of punches at me right away, just like last time."

Minto tried running from that initial flurry last time and got knocked down.

He won't be running this time.

"He's gonna come after Brian and Brian's not gonna move this time," Yankello said. "He can trade punches with him inside or outside. Brian will make him miss.

"Brian had a lot of wasted energy trying to move away from Maddalone last time. He played into his hands. Now he knows what to expect. He's more relaxed, more confident and he's better defensively.

"He has a whole new arsenal of punches, many combinations from different angles. I've been working with him for the past few weeks and he's never looked better," Yankello added.

Minto will weigh in at approximately 210 pounds. He has not scored a knockout since sending Maddalone to the canvas July 23, 2004, on ESPN2.

Since then, Minto lost a split decision to Tony Tubbs Dec. 30 of that year and has won unanimous decisions against David Polk (March 23) and Jermell Barnes (July 12) this year.

Maddalone has won all four of his fights since losing to Minto, including a fifth-round knockout of previously unbeaten Shannon Miller in mid-August.

Maddalone knocked Miller down three times in that fight, but sustained a nasty cut over his left eye.

"Brian's last three fights were against boxers," Yankello said. "They were against crafty guys who guard against the knockout more than going after winning.

"Maddalone doesn't fight that style. Brian's going to have opportunities … I wouldn't be surprised if Brian knocks him out by the sixth or seventh round, or he can out-box him. He can win either way."

Minto just sparred a 10-round fight a week ago. He's sparred against heavyweight contender Calvin Brock, Jeremy Bates and others in preparation for this bout.

"He (Maddalone) said he's going to come out and box, but that's not his way," Minto said. "He may try to do that, but as soon as he gets hit, that will all change.

"He panics and tries to get back what he lost right away."

Four fights will be on the pay per view. Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward (5-0) faces Glenn LaPlante (9-2-1) in the first bout, followed by Minto-Maddalone.

Almazbek "Kid Diamond" Raiymkulov (20-0-1), ranked No. 7 among lightweights, faces Nate Campbell (26-4), followed by the main event of Antonio Tarver (23-3) vs. Roy Jones Jr. (49-3) for the light-heavyweight title.