On Saturday 24th September, headlining the show will be Northumberland’s Danny Wall as he faces Durham’s Steve Cooper in a local derby at the Morpeth Riverside Leisure Centre; as the pair battle it out for the British Super Middleweight Challenge Belt. This will be on the show entitled ‘Invincible’ which is hosted by Fighting Chance Promotions and televised by Made Television across their networks of Made in Tyne & Wear, Made in Leeds, Made in Bristol and Made in Cardiff.
Following his first round stoppage win against Alireza Alimohammadi at the Stadium of Light, Pegswood’s Danny Wall is returning to his county of Northumberland for his first title fight in just his fourth professional outing. Wall’s opponent, Darlington’s Steve Cooper, is by far the toughest test of Wall’s career so far as this promises to be a 50/50 match up. Fighting Chance promoter, Lewis Pendleton, was delighted to find a very credible opponent for Wall: “I am delighted that we found the right type of fight for Danny. We worked closely with Tommy Conroy to offer Danny the fight. It was important that we found the right fight at the right time and this matchup is perfect for both lads. Steve Cooper made his debut on the show we ran with Dennis Hobson and so it is fitting that he gets a title opportunity on our show”.
There is a second title fight on the night as Birtley’s Tom Whitfield takes on Hartlepool’s Daniel Cope in their eagerly anticipated rematch. Whitfield got the decision when these two first faced each other over 6 rounds, but there is more at stake in this rematch with the Northern Area Welterweight Title on the line. Having two 50/50 local derby title fights on the same night ensures it will be cracking night of boxing giving the local fans plenty of value for money.
As well as the two title fights, there will be a whole host of North East boxing talent on the undercard. Firstly, Newcastle’s Lewis Ritson will be in action in his 11th professional contest. After beating Hungarian Bence Molnar to win the WBC Youth World Championship, Ritson is looking to add more major titles to his trophy cabinet and hopes to put on another impressive display on the 24th of September. Also on the bill will be the two highly rated Fighting Chance prospects TK Jone Volau and Jamie Humble. Humble was very impressive in his professional debut back in June when he became the first man ever to secure a stoppage win over the very tough and durable Irishman Ben Mulligan. Fijian Heavyweight TK Jone Volau has had an equally impressive start to his pro career this three good wins under his belt. Additionally, Basi Razaq will be making a big step up in as he boxes his first six rounder in order to get himself into Area title contention. Finally, Durham’s Darren Richardson, Jay Hughes and Peter Cope will all be boxing on the show over four rounds.
‘Invincible’ is the second professional boxing show hosted by Fighting Chance Promotions in the space of eight days. Fighting Chance are pushing boundaries and breaking new ground by becoming the first North East promoter to put on two shows in back-to-back weekends. On Friday 16th of September, Fighting Chance will be hosting ‘Legend’ – a night of professional boxing and celebration for local hero Jon-Lewis Dickinson. Dickinson has recently announced his retirement from the sport after a stellar career which saw him become Prizefighter champion, Northern Area champion, English champion, British champion and Lonsdale belt holder, and finally WBC International Cruiserweight champion. It would be great to see as many people as possible turn up to this event to show their support for the fantastic career of Jon-Lewis Dickinson as we celebrate his career and retirement.
Tickets for both of Fighting Chance’s September shows can be bought from our official Eventbrite webpage:
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