Frank Warren Promotions today released the complete undercard and running order for this weekends big time boxing show at the 02 arena in London ‘This is it’ and what a good night of boxing we have in store!
In the main event Nathan Cleverly takes on Juergen Braehmer for the WBO world light-heavyweight title in what should be a tremendous battle. Frank Warren is keen to match Cleverly with the winner of Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal, who fight the same night in Montreal Canada in their anticipated rematch.
For super middleweight rivals James DeGale the British champion and George Groves the commonwealth champion, the talking is coming to an end and the training has been has tough as it is going to get, now that fight week approaches. Both will be in the best shape of their career’s to date, and this grudge match between the two London rivals and former gym mates, promises to be one of the best all British title fights for many a year.
Former world super-featherweight champion Nicky Cook, returns to the ring for the first time since losing his title to Roman Martinez two years ago, when he was stopped at the MEN Arena in Manchester. Puerto Rican Martinez then lost the title against Ricky Burns, when the Scot grabbed a shock points victory in Glasgow last September. Cook now based in Tenerife is looking to revive his career and will face Youssef Al Hamidi, as he seeks a shot at his old title and Ricky Burns.
Former British super middleweight champion Paul Smith makes a welcome return to action after losing his Lonsdale belt against DeGale in December last year. Smith 28, will be having his first fight under new trainer Joe Gallagher, since moving over to his Manchester gym and will be looking to follow brother Stephen, who won the British title last month, back into belt contention. He takes on the decent Hungarian Jozsef Matolcsi over eight rounds.
Rising Birmingham welterweight star Frankie Gavin 25, faces a relative step up when he faces former British light-welterweight champion, 34-year-old Young Mutley from West Bromwich, in an Midlands derby. Mutley won the British welterweight title on a split decision beating Michael Jennings in Nottingham in 2006, and has been out of the ring for over a year, but he will still be a stern test fight for the highly regarded Gavin a former amateur world champion and many peoples tip for the boxing big time.
Below is the rest of the fights on the show, including undercard.
The full O2 Arena Running Order
(Blue Corner) (Red Corner)
Fight 1 – 17:10 hrs
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Light-Welterweight Contest
LEWIS REES V SID RAZAK
Fight 2 – 17:30 hrs
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Light-Welterweight Contest
FRANCIS ROBINSON V JOHNNY GREAVES
Fight 3 – 17:50 hrs
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Cruiserweight Contest
STEPHEN SIMMONS V HARI MILES
Fight 4 – 18:10 hrs
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Welterweight Contest
GEORGE MICHAEL CARMEN V WAYNE DOWNING
Fight 5 – 18:30 hrs
6 X 3 Minute Rounds Lightweight Contest
NICKY COOK V YOUSEF AL HAMIDI
Fight 6 – 18:55 hrs
8 X 3 Minute Rounds Light-Middleweight Contest
JAMIE COX V MARCUS PORTMAN
Fight 7 – 19:30 hrs
8 X 3 Minute Rounds International Super-Middleweight Contest
PAUL SMITH V JOZEF MATOLCSI
Fight 8 – Floater – before 20:00 hrs
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Middleweight Contest
GARY O’SULLIVAN V RYAN CLARK
SKY BOX OFFICE COMMENCES @ 20: 00 HRS
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Fight 9 – 20:05 hrs
8 X 3 Minute Rounds Middleweight Contest
BILLY JOE SAUNDERS V KEVIN HAMMOND
Fight 10 – 20:40 hrs
THE VACANT WBO INTERCONTINENTAL WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
12 X 3 Minute Rounds
FRANKIE GAVIN V YOUNG MUTLEY
Fight 11 – Live Swing
6 X 3 Minute Rounds Heavyweight Contest
SAM SEXTON V HASINGS RASANI
Fight 12 – 21:35 Approx
THE BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
12 X 3 Minute Rounds
JAMES DeGALE V GEORGE GROVES
Fight 13 – Live Swing Bout
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Welterweight Contest
BRADLEY SKEETE V DUNCAN COTTIER
The Main Event
Fight 14 – 22:30 Approx
THE WBO WORLD LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
12 X 3 Minute Rounds
NATHAN CLEVERLY V JURGEN BRAHMER
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