Tommy Barber – London
Renowned British fight promoter Frank Warren has confirmed an undercard loaded with talent will provide the support to the ‘This Is It‘ event on Saturday, May 21 at London’s 02 Arena that will be co-headlined by Welsh light heavyweight Nathan Cleverly who was recently installed as WBO champion, and the much-publicised grudge bout between long-time amateur and pro rivals James DeGale and George Groves.
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‘This Is It’
London’s 02 Arena on Saturday, May 21
| Nathan CleverlyLight Heavyweight(WBO champion) | Aleksy KuziemskiLight Heavyweight
(Challenger) |
| James DeGaleSuper Middleweight(British champ) |
George GrovesSuper Middleweight(Commonwealth champ) |
| Frankie Gavin Welterweight |
Young Mutley Welterweight |
| Billy Joe SaundersMiddleweight | TBCMiddleweight |
| Sam SextonHeavyweight |
TBCHeavyweight |
| Paul SmithSuper Middleweight |
TBCSuper Middleweight |
| Jamie CoxSuper Welterweight | TBCSuper Welterweight |
| Stephen SimmonsCruiserweight |
TBCCruiserweight |
| Bradley SkeeteWelterweight |
TBCWelterweight |
| George Michael CarmanWelterweight |
TBCWelterweight |
| Lewis ReesSuper Lightweight |
TBCSuper Lightweight |
| Francis RobinsonSuper Lightweight |
TBCSuper Lightweight |
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“This is one of the best shows I’ve ever been involved in,” an excited Warren said on his official website.
“The card has got loads of stories and some real depth and is exactly what a PPV event should be. We’ve got eight champions, or former, champions in action as well as some youngsters who are going to be knocking on the door for titles in the near future.”
The main support for the two headlining fights come from Britain’s sole gold medalist at the World Amateur Championships (2007 in Chicago), Frankie Gavin (9-0-0, 8ko), who has a style reminiscent of Britain’s only undefeated world champion Joe Calzaghe. Gavin, for the first time in his career, is scheduled in a 12 round contest against Young Mutley (22-2-0, 12ko) – a former British welterweight belt holder.
Billy Joe Saunders who, along with Gavin and DeGale, turned professional in 2008 and was immediately contracted to Warren, will also feature. Saunders found fights hard to come by last year due to continuous hand injuries but returned to the ring earlier in the month and overwhelmed Turgay Uzun. Saunders’ opponent is yet to be determined but considering his talent and ambitions, Warren is keen to step Saunders up a level in order for him to achieve a domestic title shot by the year’s end.
“I’m obviously very excited about the top of the bill [Braehmer (36-2-0, 29ko) and Cleverly (21-0-0, 10ko)] and indeed DeGale (10-0-0, 8ko) versus Groves (12-0-0, 9ko), but the undercard is pretty special as well. You’ve got three guys in Smith, Sexton and Cook who are all coming back, and they are all going to answer some serious questions about their futures on May 21.”
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