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Nathan Heaney 18- (6) v Brad Pauls 18-1 (10)
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British Middleweight Title
A person of British boxing’s stories of 2023 was Nathan Heaney upsetting Denzel Bentley to choose absent his British title in Manchester past November.
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Richie Woodhall instructed TNT Sport viewers afterwards: “Nobody expected him (Heaney) to get to the very last spherical, never intellect acquire the contest.”
Heaney won a deserved majority factors vote and helps make his to start with defence from Brad Pauls, a 30-year-outdated nicknamed ‘The Newquay Bomb’.
Pauls can punch and was far too strong for Mitchell Frearson when they fought for the vacant English title final September, obtaining on leading of him following some aggressive early rounds to cease him in eight.
In a former bid for the St George’s belt, Pauls had been outpointed by Black State southpaw Tyler Denny, now the European champion.
He fought hard until eventually the closing bell from Denny at Wembley Arena previous February and expect the same from him this weekend.
Pauls left his Cornish dwelling for Essex to pursue his boxing profession, saying: “I have moved absent from my family and skipped loved ones birthdays to chase this dream.”
In Heaney, he faces a new British winner who is increasing and three inches taller at 6ft 1ins.
Heaney outpointed Bentley by boxing all-around him and picking his punches and can do the exact to Pauls.
Liam Davies 15- (7) v Erik Robles 15-1 (9)
Super-bantamweights, 12 rounds
DAVIES sees this as “the toughest combat out there,” apart from Naoya Inoue, the undisputed champion at 122lbs.
British audiences try to remember Robles outpointing Lee McGregor in Edinburgh last July, beating the Scot with a solid begin and complete to gain unanimously on the cards.
The 23-yr-outdated Mexican has fought only the moment since, a factors win over Cesar Vaca Espinoza past December. Espinoza was the sixth fighter to sacrifice his unbeaten history to Robles.
Robles, who has 8 first-spherical wins, is a handful. The southpaw stance shouldn’t hassle Davies presented he’s dealt with Marc Leach and Jason Cunningham just lately and the way Robles comes forward swinging in a very similar way to Ionut Baluta, who Davies outboxed about 12 rounds in hometown Telford in November 2022.
McGregor was able to outbox Robles for spells and Davies will probably consider he can do so for the full 12 rounds.
Davies, down for the 1st time as a pro when Italian Vincenzo La Femina scored a flash knockdown in Manchester very last November, says the strategy is to “box and select my times and if I capture him, I want to take him out.”
Davies can earn on details.
Zach Parker 23-1 (17) v Tyron Zeuge 27-1-1 (15)
Super-middleweights, 10 rounds
REWIND to the summertime of 2017 and the 12- Parker went to Germany to spar the WBA tremendous-middleweight belt-holder.
Parker was pencilled in to spar six rounds with Tyron Zuege on the to start with working day adopted by two a lot more 8-round periods. Immediately after six rounds, Parker was advised he would not be required any more. He reported at the time the spar was “easy” and he savored a “holiday” after staying presented the relaxation of the week off.
They satisfy once again in Birmingham in a crossroads fight.
Parker will glance to fight Billy Joe Saunders and Anthony Yarde up at 175lbs, provided he beats the 31-calendar year-aged from Berlin. The German, who misplaced his globe title to Rocky Fielding in his fourth defence, was out concerning June 2019 and February 2023, and has had 3 wins considering the fact that returning.
Parker was out for 301 times after a fractured metacarpal bone in his proper hand dominated him out of his fight with John Ryder immediately after 4 rounds, a loss that price tag him a shot at Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
Parker returned last September and the rangy, spiteful change hitter from Woodville, Derbyshire, scored a 7-round retirement acquire around Frenchman Khalid Graidia.
He can stroll Zeuge onto punches as perfectly and prevent him by the middle rounds.
Dennis McCann 14–1 (8) v Brad Strand 11- (3)
British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles
PROMOTER Frank Warren suggests this fight is his “personal favorite.”
It was Strand’s plan!
Questioned just after beating Joshua John in December who he needed to struggle upcoming, Strand known as for McCann or Liam Davies. McCann replied on social media with, ‘LOL,’ but they satisfy for the British tile vacated by Davies. McCann also defends his Commonwealth belt.
McCann has made a adjust due to the fact his complex draw with Ionut Baluta at a steaming York Corridor previous August, leaving coach Alan Smith for Joe McNally in Liverpool.
The 23-calendar year-outdated southpaw from Maidstone has tried using to push Strand’s buttons in the develop up by professing he has a greater fan foundation in Strand’s property town.
Strand did not bite. The 27-calendar year-aged from Kirkby is far more straight chatting than the chatty and cheeky McCann. He experienced a career-most effective gain last time out, dominating John above 10. For round just after spherical, Strand stored the Welshman tranquil with his jab.
Strand looks to box positively behind his jab, when McCann likes to slow it down, hold out and pick his moments. McCann did that nicely more than enough to guide on the cards towards Baluta in advance of heads clashed in the seventh and he can edge out Strand.
Joe Joyce 15-2 (14) v Kash Ali 21-2 (12)
Heavyweights, 10 rounds
JOE JOYCE states the strategy is to: “Get a excellent acquire and get men and women asking, who does he battle following?’
This is additional than a PR exercise. Joyce needs to rebuild his self-confidence soon after these two losses to big Chinese southpaw Zhilei Zhang.
The rematch defeat was tricky to swallow, the rock-chinned Joyce sent crashing for the whole count in the 3rd.
Ali is imagining he could be in the right spot at the proper time and the 32-yr-aged has some idea of what he faces owning sparred Joyce in advance of his battle with Bryant Jennings in 2019.
Joyce was with Adam Booth at the time and has appointed Steve Broughton – a longtime member of Crew Joyce – as head coach, changing Ismail Salas.
What scars has Zhang remaining on the 38-12 months-outdated from Putney?
He now is aware he can be knocked out and so does Ali, experienced in Rotherham by ex-heavyweight Richard Towers.
Ali was crushed himself in his very last battle, Ukrainian mover Bohdan Myronets outpointing him in excess of 6 last July. Additional back again, Ali, who was born in Birmingham, was thrown out for biting David Rate and if there are cracks in his mental make-up, Joyce will uncover them.
Joyce wins by the halfway stage.
Pierce O’Leary 13- (7) v Hovhannes Martirosyan 16- (10)
Tremendous-lightweights, 10 rounds
THIS looks like the toughest test so much for O’Leary, the good quality box-puncher from Dublin who’s switched fitness centers given that his details gain around Kane Gardner final September.
O’Leary has left Alan Smith at the iBox Health and fitness center in Bromley for Joe McNally in Liverpool, conveying that it was too pricey in Kent and way too considerably from his young relatives.
As O’Leary was leaving iBox, Martirosyan was arriving, to spar Sam Noakes in advance of his British title struggle with Lewis Sylvester,
The Belgian built a superior effect. People who noticed the sparring say he was properly schooled and difficult plenty of to give Noakes rounds, no quick task.
Martirosyan boxed only six months ago, an eight-round stoppage of Tony Rashid, but he dropped rounds to Nicaraguan southpaw Robin Zamora, taken out in two by an O’Leary right hand three months before.
O’Leary also had an much easier evening with a further widespread opponent, Jan Marsalek. He flattened the Czech with a left hook in the 2nd and it took Marirosyan six rounds 20 months later.
O’Leary, who was slice in opposition to Gardner, is devastating with shorter punches and good at making the openings for them.
The Irishman is always a polished boxer with a great jab and can box his way to a factors earn.
Eithan James 12- v Owen Cooper 9- (3)
Vacant English welterweight Title
JAMES and Cooper were born a day aside and have developed up in boxing with each other.
They ended up roommates when symbolizing England, produced their professional debuts a day aside and their only information to each and every other at the push convention was: “All the most effective, mate.”
This is a combat that does not demand needle. The 23-year-olds are unbeaten, fresh new and styles will gel.
Cooper claims: “Staying on the inside of, getting shut and buying and selling, that’s my game,” although James (Northampton) reported: “My game is not to stand and trade.”
Although Cooper says “10 rounds is a lengthy time to hold going,” James did it in his final struggle. He seemed extremely sharp when outpointing Wigan’s James Moorcroft around 10 last July, his to start with take a look at at 147lbs following shifting up.
James, 2016 European Junior silver medallist throughout his 70-6 novice career, experienced the very first and very last say. Cooper (Worcester) appears to be harder to strike than Moorcroft and heavier handed.
The lead hand is solid, the punches arrive in combinations and the shot assortment is good.
James was down in the 1st round from Sheffield southpaw Keanen Wainwright, a light-weight who took the struggle at 24 hours’ detect, but Cooper struggled pinning down Robin Zamora past time out.
James on points is the decide.
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Nathan Heaney 18- (6) v Brad Pauls 18-1 (10)
British Middleweight Title
A person of British boxing’s stories of 2023 was Nathan Heaney upsetting Denzel Bentley to choose absent his British title in Manchester past November.
Richie Woodhall instructed TNT Sport viewers afterwards: “Nobody expected him (Heaney) to get to the very last spherical, never intellect acquire the contest.”
Heaney won a deserved majority factors vote and helps make his to start with defence from Brad Pauls, a 30-year-outdated nicknamed ‘The Newquay Bomb’.
Pauls can punch and was far too strong for Mitchell Frearson when they fought for the vacant English title final September, obtaining on leading of him following some aggressive early rounds to cease him in eight.
In a former bid for the St George’s belt, Pauls had been outpointed by Black State southpaw Tyler Denny, now the European champion.
He fought hard until eventually the closing bell from Denny at Wembley Arena previous February and expect the same from him this weekend.
Pauls left his Cornish dwelling for Essex to pursue his boxing profession, saying: “I have moved absent from my family and skipped loved ones birthdays to chase this dream.”
In Heaney, he faces a new British winner who is increasing and three inches taller at 6ft 1ins.
Heaney outpointed Bentley by boxing all-around him and picking his punches and can do the exact to Pauls.
Liam Davies 15- (7) v Erik Robles 15-1 (9)
Super-bantamweights, 12 rounds
DAVIES sees this as “the toughest combat out there,” apart from Naoya Inoue, the undisputed champion at 122lbs.
British audiences try to remember Robles outpointing Lee McGregor in Edinburgh last July, beating the Scot with a solid begin and complete to gain unanimously on the cards.
The 23-yr-outdated Mexican has fought only the moment since, a factors win over Cesar Vaca Espinoza past December. Espinoza was the sixth fighter to sacrifice his unbeaten history to Robles.
Robles, who has 8 first-spherical wins, is a handful. The southpaw stance shouldn’t hassle Davies presented he’s dealt with Marc Leach and Jason Cunningham just lately and the way Robles comes forward swinging in a very similar way to Ionut Baluta, who Davies outboxed about 12 rounds in hometown Telford in November 2022.
McGregor was able to outbox Robles for spells and Davies will probably consider he can do so for the full 12 rounds.
Davies, down for the 1st time as a pro when Italian Vincenzo La Femina scored a flash knockdown in Manchester very last November, says the strategy is to “box and select my times and if I capture him, I want to take him out.”
Davies can earn on details.
Zach Parker 23-1 (17) v Tyron Zeuge 27-1-1 (15)
Super-middleweights, 10 rounds
REWIND to the summertime of 2017 and the 12- Parker went to Germany to spar the WBA tremendous-middleweight belt-holder.
Parker was pencilled in to spar six rounds with Tyron Zuege on the to start with working day adopted by two a lot more 8-round periods. Immediately after six rounds, Parker was advised he would not be required any more. He reported at the time the spar was “easy” and he savored a “holiday” after staying presented the relaxation of the week off.
They satisfy once again in Birmingham in a crossroads fight.
Parker will glance to fight Billy Joe Saunders and Anthony Yarde up at 175lbs, provided he beats the 31-calendar year-aged from Berlin. The German, who misplaced his globe title to Rocky Fielding in his fourth defence, was out concerning June 2019 and February 2023, and has had 3 wins considering the fact that returning.
Parker was out for 301 times after a fractured metacarpal bone in his proper hand dominated him out of his fight with John Ryder immediately after 4 rounds, a loss that price tag him a shot at Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
Parker returned last September and the rangy, spiteful change hitter from Woodville, Derbyshire, scored a 7-round retirement acquire around Frenchman Khalid Graidia.
He can stroll Zeuge onto punches as perfectly and prevent him by the middle rounds.
Dennis McCann 14–1 (8) v Brad Strand 11- (3)
British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles
PROMOTER Frank Warren suggests this fight is his “personal favorite.”
It was Strand’s plan!
Questioned just after beating Joshua John in December who he needed to struggle upcoming, Strand known as for McCann or Liam Davies. McCann replied on social media with, ‘LOL,’ but they satisfy for the British tile vacated by Davies. McCann also defends his Commonwealth belt.
McCann has made a adjust due to the fact his complex draw with Ionut Baluta at a steaming York Corridor previous August, leaving coach Alan Smith for Joe McNally in Liverpool.
The 23-calendar year-outdated southpaw from Maidstone has tried using to push Strand’s buttons in the develop up by professing he has a greater fan foundation in Strand’s property town.
Strand did not bite. The 27-calendar year-aged from Kirkby is far more straight chatting than the chatty and cheeky McCann. He experienced a career-most effective gain last time out, dominating John above 10. For round just after spherical, Strand stored the Welshman tranquil with his jab.
Strand looks to box positively behind his jab, when McCann likes to slow it down, hold out and pick his moments. McCann did that nicely more than enough to guide on the cards towards Baluta in advance of heads clashed in the seventh and he can edge out Strand.
Joe Joyce 15-2 (14) v Kash Ali 21-2 (12)
Heavyweights, 10 rounds
JOE JOYCE states the strategy is to: “Get a excellent acquire and get men and women asking, who does he battle following?’
This is additional than a PR exercise. Joyce needs to rebuild his self-confidence soon after these two losses to big Chinese southpaw Zhilei Zhang.
The rematch defeat was tricky to swallow, the rock-chinned Joyce sent crashing for the whole count in the 3rd.
Ali is imagining he could be in the right spot at the proper time and the 32-yr-aged has some idea of what he faces owning sparred Joyce in advance of his battle with Bryant Jennings in 2019.
Joyce was with Adam Booth at the time and has appointed Steve Broughton – a longtime member of Crew Joyce – as head coach, changing Ismail Salas.
What scars has Zhang remaining on the 38-12 months-outdated from Putney?
He now is aware he can be knocked out and so does Ali, experienced in Rotherham by ex-heavyweight Richard Towers.
Ali was crushed himself in his very last battle, Ukrainian mover Bohdan Myronets outpointing him in excess of 6 last July. Additional back again, Ali, who was born in Birmingham, was thrown out for biting David Rate and if there are cracks in his mental make-up, Joyce will uncover them.
Joyce wins by the halfway stage.
Pierce O’Leary 13- (7) v Hovhannes Martirosyan 16- (10)
Tremendous-lightweights, 10 rounds
THIS looks like the toughest test so much for O’Leary, the good quality box-puncher from Dublin who’s switched fitness centers given that his details gain around Kane Gardner final September.
O’Leary has left Alan Smith at the iBox Health and fitness center in Bromley for Joe McNally in Liverpool, conveying that it was too pricey in Kent and way too considerably from his young relatives.
As O’Leary was leaving iBox, Martirosyan was arriving, to spar Sam Noakes in advance of his British title struggle with Lewis Sylvester,
The Belgian built a superior effect. People who noticed the sparring say he was properly schooled and difficult plenty of to give Noakes rounds, no quick task.
Martirosyan boxed only six months ago, an eight-round stoppage of Tony Rashid, but he dropped rounds to Nicaraguan southpaw Robin Zamora, taken out in two by an O’Leary right hand three months before.
O’Leary also had an much easier evening with a further widespread opponent, Jan Marsalek. He flattened the Czech with a left hook in the 2nd and it took Marirosyan six rounds 20 months later.
O’Leary, who was slice in opposition to Gardner, is devastating with shorter punches and good at making the openings for them.
The Irishman is always a polished boxer with a great jab and can box his way to a factors earn.
Eithan James 12- v Owen Cooper 9- (3)
Vacant English welterweight Title
JAMES and Cooper were born a day aside and have developed up in boxing with each other.
They ended up roommates when symbolizing England, produced their professional debuts a day aside and their only information to each and every other at the push convention was: “All the most effective, mate.”
This is a combat that does not demand needle. The 23-year-olds are unbeaten, fresh new and styles will gel.
Cooper claims: “Staying on the inside of, getting shut and buying and selling, that’s my game,” although James (Northampton) reported: “My game is not to stand and trade.”
Although Cooper says “10 rounds is a lengthy time to hold going,” James did it in his final struggle. He seemed extremely sharp when outpointing Wigan’s James Moorcroft around 10 last July, his to start with take a look at at 147lbs following shifting up.
James, 2016 European Junior silver medallist throughout his 70-6 novice career, experienced the very first and very last say. Cooper (Worcester) appears to be harder to strike than Moorcroft and heavier handed.
The lead hand is solid, the punches arrive in combinations and the shot assortment is good.
James was down in the 1st round from Sheffield southpaw Keanen Wainwright, a light-weight who took the struggle at 24 hours’ detect, but Cooper struggled pinning down Robin Zamora past time out.
James on points is the decide.
