'Kotter' Fodder for Boxing
Darva Conger
Fox is mining the depths of television, uh, history for contestants on its second edition of "Celebrity Boxing," set to air May 22.
The latest names added to the card are Ron Palillo, best known for playing Arnold Horshack on the 1970s sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," who will fight Dustin Diamond, who played Samuel (Screech) Powers on "Saved by the Bell."
Also scheduled to fight are Darva Conger, the "Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire" contestant-turned-Playboy -pinup-turned-triva-question-answer, and troubled gymnast Olga Korbut.
Joey Buttafuoco will fight John Wayne Bobbitt and former NBA star Manute Bol will battle former NFL star William (The Refrigerator) Perry.