Press Release – BOXING legend Floyd Mayweather will perform the draw for Prizefighter Light-Welterweights. Mayweather, widely regarded as the greatest fighter on the planet and the World pound for pound Champion, will be shown on Friday making the draw for the next Prizefighter event. He will become another boxing legend to become involved in Prizefighter after Mike Tyson, Ricky Hatton and Chris Eubank, who have all performed draws in the past. No boxers will be seeded for the draw so anyone could face anyone. It could lead to a number of mouth-watering fights as the competitors include some of the biggest British names in the division..
Prizefighter Light-Welterweights takes place at the National Hall, Olympia, London on Friday, December 4 and the winner will collect £32,000.
This line-up is the strongest ever as former World Champion Gavin Rees is among the eight, as are Ted Bami, Colin Lynes and Jason Cook, who have all held European titles.
Former British Champions Young Muttley and David Barnes are also included, while undefeated youngster Michael Grant and highly-rated Barrie Jones complete a strong line-up.
Tickets cost £40 (unreserved) and £80 (reserved) and are available from See Tickets on 0870 903 9033, www.seetickets.com or from Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900. All the action will also be screened live on Sky Sports.
The full list of competitors is: Ted Bami (Brixton, London), David Barnes (Manchester), Jason Cook (Maesteg, Wales), Michael Grant (Tottenham, London), Barry Jones (Ferndale, Wales), Colin Lynes (Hornchurch, Essex), Young Mutley (West Bromwich, West Midlands), Gavin Rees (Newbridge, Wales).
You can watch Floyd Mayweather perform the draw for Prizefighter Light-Welterweights during this week’s Friday Fight Night on Sky Sports 1 from 9.30pm.
Cadman Returns!
Waltham Abbey boxer Daniel Cadman returns to the ring later this month for the first time in almost 3 years when he fights on the undercard of the Darren Barker – Wayne Elcock British Middleweight title fight at the Brentwood Centre on November 28t
The former Repton amateur turned pro in 2003 and won 11 of his 14 outings before his career seemed to come to a halt. However the man known as “Mr. Slick” is back in the gym and determined to make good on his undoubted potential starting with a win at the Brentwood Centre.
“A lot of people thought I had quit after my last fight but three days after that contest my wife gave birth to our first child, a little baby girl and then 16 months ago we had a baby boy,” explained Cadman. “I was so busy trying to juggle work and helping with the kids that I had to knock boxing on the head for a while. I always planned on fighting again but I didn’t want to come back until I could give it 100%.”
Earlier this year Cadman returned to Tony Sims’ Hainault Gym to shed some weight and take care of what he considered to be unfinished business in the ring. “I blew up to 16 stone while I was out so I’ve worked very hard in the gym to get the weight back down. Tony’s gym is buzzing at the moment because you’ve got Darren Barker doing so well and there’s a host of young guys coming through as well. It’s great to be back and in to the swing of things again.
“The first time around I didn’t take my career as seriously as I should have but I’m determined to give it 100% this time around. I must have been the only pro boxer who didn’t do any roadwork but Tony said he wouldn’t take me back unless I started running so my attitude is different now. I know that there will be no more second chances and I need to make the most of the time I have.”
The 29-year-old will now campaign at super middleweight and says he’s taking inspiration from gym star Barker as he bids to follow in the Barnet man’s footsteps by securing a British title shot. “It’s been brilliant training alongside Darren, even being around him pushes you on and obviously it means there is top quality sparring in the gym.
“I’m targeting a British title shot. To fight for the Lonsdale belt is something I’ve wanted to do since I was a little kid. No offence to any of the super middleweights on the domestic scene right now but I don’t see anyone too special there. It’s a wide open division and if I can get a few good wins under my belt then I think I can get myself in the frame for a title shot.”
Cadman’s return to the ring at the Brentwood Centre on November 28th is part of a Hennessy Sports event which is live on ITV4. Darren Barker’s British Middleweight title showdown with Wayne Elcock tops the bill while the undercard also features Colchester’s Lee Purdy defending his Southern Area Welterweight title against Wokingham’s Mark Douglas. Exciting light middleweight puncher Yassine El Maachi will also be in action alongside unbeaten prospects Bradley Evans, Bobby Ward, Phill Fury and Steve Barnes.
Tickets for the bout priced £30 and £80 are available from the Ticketline box office on 0844 888 4402 or via www.ticketline.co.uk.
OLYMPIC Bronze medallist Tony Jeffries has once again been nominated for the BBC North East Sports Personality of the Year after a successful 2009
The Sunderland boxing star is undefeated in four professional contests and convinced promoter Frank Maloney to invest in North East boxers from the Tyne to the Tees.
Jeffries, 24, has worked tirelessly for the area, raising over £50,000 for local charities and is not stopping yet
Despite having his next fight delayed due to a sparring injury the Wearside boxer has turned his attention to the shoe-box campaign being run by the local Royal Artillery Club for the forces serving in middle-east.
This weekend Tony will donate 20 training hoodies specially inscribed for the servicemen with ‘Best Wishes Team Jeffries’ on the back and ‘Hero’ on the front.
Tony explained: ” ‘Hero’ is meant for the guys out there who are the real heroes”.
“I don’t like it when people call me or other sportsmen heroes, because we are just good at what we do
“They are out there risking their life for their country; they have got so much bottle and courage. They are the real heroes”.
‘Jaffa’s’ trainer at the Manchester Boxing Academy Bobby Rimmer added: “When Tony mentioned about donating gifts for our boys out there I immediately ordered 20 t-shirts to be sent from the Academy to the Sunderland collecting depot.
With Tony based in Manchester for training purposes, Michael Bute author of ‘The Olympian’ which charted the hot prospect’s road to Beijing, has been co-ordinating with Sunderland’s Royal Artillery Club.
Bute’s brother, Michael who coached Tony to all his ring successes as a teenager will donate 20 copies of the book.
He said: “The books will be signed by Tony and me for the lads
“There are less than 300 of the limited edition book remaining out of a 1,000 print-run. A couple of copies were dispatched to 42 Commando unit earlier in the year.
“Though they were originally sent out for the Mackems serving in the Gulf, the richly illustrated books have been well received by others from outside the region.”
Beneficiaries who have signed copies include Niall Quinn, Dudley Saville (ex-member of ABA Schoolboy Executive Council), James R. Wright (High Commissioner for Canada), Sir Neville Trotter (British American Chamber of Commerce), and Sir Alan Collins, who was British Consul in Singapore when Britain won the rights to the 2012 Olympics. Sir Alan now USA consul will be a co-ordinator for those Games.
Michael and Tony will be doing a book signing at Waterstones in The Bridges on Saturday 28 November at 1pm