Fighting Chance Promotions are proud to
announce a working-partnership with Phil Jeffries of Pro Box North East, and
will co-promote ‘The Christmas Cracker’ on the 3rd of December at Rainton Meadows
Arena.
The end-of-year card is aiming to showcase up
to 14 bouts in total, displaying an array of local talent made up of both up
and coming prospects as well as more established fighters looking to make a
serious dent in the domestic scene.
Headlining the bill will be former IBF World
Title challenger Martin Ward. After narrowly missing out on a British title
with a tight split decision against James Dickens, Ward has already begun to
regain momentum with two wins so far this year and will be hoping to make it 3
out of 3 in front of a local audience. The West Rainton native’s homecoming could be made all the more
important with discussions already underway to make the matchup an
International title bout.
A boxer who has just fought for the Northern
Area title and put on a tremendous display for the audience is the Mal Gates
trained fighter Tom Whitfield. Although just missing out on the belt in what
was a thrilling rematch with Daniel Cope, Whitfield will look to bounce back
with an impressive display on the 3rd, hopefully teeing up perfectly a second
shot at the title.
Having recently signed a promotional contract
with Fighting Chance, Whitfield’s team mate Lee Mould is penciled in for
his 3rd fight in six months on the Takeover card. The Sunderland boxer fought
for the English title in what was only his 9th fight, and Mould will aim to
follow up his stoppage of Dwayne Sheldon in his last outing with another
impressive display in December.
Also featuring on the card is highly touted
prospect Mark White, as well as brother of the recently crowned Northern Area
champion Peter Cope. White will be looking to continue an unbeaten start to his
professional career against the Stockton local and former London 2012 Olympian
Abdon Cesar, whilst Cope will hope to end what has been a frustrating year for
him activity wise with a dominant win.
A couple up-and-comers who impressed on
Fighting Chances Ashington show - Henry Thomas and Darren Richardson, will be
given the chance to make a statement on December the 3rd, and a collection of
unbeaten boxers including Kalam Leather and Isaac Macleod will also feature.
With an array of talent from different
stables appearing on the same card, ’Takeover: A Christmas Cracker’ is
a perfect example of North East promotions working together for the benefit of
the regional scene as a whole. Examples of key figures within North East boxing
uniting doesn’t stop there however. With news of Fighting Chances Kyle Redfearn
boxing on the Wraith Promotions show in Darlington on the 26th of November,
coupled with the addition of Jamie Humble on the Pat Barrett show on December
17th, it’s obvious to all that the North East plans to show that it can be a
hotspot for boxing talent.
Fighting Chance promoter Lewis Pendleton has
long had this vision, and discussed in more detail the benefits of co-operation
within the region and his excitement towards the prospect.
“Fighting Chance Promotions are delighted that the North East boxing
scene is flourishing, proving that boxing politics are none existent.
Having fighters on every promoters show in
the North East shows that the spirit of partnership is there, and that North
East boxing grows if we stick together.
We look forward to working with Phil on his
next show and have big plans in place next year to take boxing in the North
East to the next level.”
As ever Fighting Chance would like to thank
our partners Hit Hard News and Made in Tyne and Wear.
AUTHOR: Declan Bell
