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Two pint-sized pugilists are set to square off in a match billed as the world’s first boxing match featuring dwarves on the Gold Coast in Australia .

A bout between Jamie "The Giant" Fallon and Nazih "Hammer Head" Kheir was nixed from the undercard of a show in September after concerns from sponsors that the bout was too gimmicky.

But now promoter Jamie Myer aims to become the Don King of the below-the-belt boxing world, hoping that the November 14 bout will prove the first stage of creating a professional league for little people.

"It's a legitimate title and it's really about credibility," he said.

"We've got everything above board – they've been training for six to eight months, they're registered professionals, they've been okayed by a fight doctor in Sydney and they've opened their own governing body.

"It's never been done before, but I think people will embrace it."

Despite Myer’s claims that dwarf boxing has not been staged before, attractions featuring the short statured are not unprecedented – although they do draw criticism for being little more than exploitative sideshows.

‘Minis’ are a well established tradition within the Mexican wrestling world of Lucha Libre and are particularly popular with children. And Muay Thai kickboxing matches featuring midegets have proved bizarre YouTube hits.

However, Myer rejected comparisons to such unconventional sporting spectacles as dwarf tossing, claiming that the show had received the full support of little people associations.

"There's always going to be critics, but why not give them a go?" he said.

"They've got two legs and two arms – they're very small – but they can put on an absolute cracker of a fight."

Is the appeal of watching dwarf boxing similar to that of a freak sideshow? Or are Fallon and Kheir right to claim attempts to stop them fighting amounts to discrminination? Have your say on the Mirror.co.uk forum boards .

And watch videos of dwarf tossing, a high-flying spill from a Mexican mini wrestler and midgets kickboxing in the videos below.

Dwarf tossing

A Mexican mini takes a spectacular tumble

Muay Thai kickboxing midgets