On Monday February 20th, there was a press conference held at the Vermont Hotel in Newcastle, for the March 11th show at the Walker Dome, here is how things went down.
The conference was opened by Fighting Chance Promotions
promoter, Lewis Pendleton, who confirmed that he was “very happy” to be working
with Steve Wraith, from ProBox Gateshead, again for this show.
The main event on the show will be a highly-anticipated clash
between Tom Whitfield and Billy Snaith for the British Challenge belt, and it
was Whitfield who had he say first, simply stating that “can’t wait to be back
out” and that he could only see one outcome for the upcoming fight, which was,
in his own words “I can just see me winning.”
The microphone was then passed over to Billy Snaith, who also
seemed very confident, citing “great sparring” and that he “will win because I
have the balls.”
Snaith, who is currently unbeaten, was very respectful of
Whitfield, adding “he (Whitfield) is a good boxer and I want to fight the best
around from the North East.”
While the clash between Tom Whitfield and Billy Snaith is
one that cannot be missed, the rest of the card is also packed with quality.
Co-headlining with Whitfield and Snaith is Bazi Razaq
against Dwayne Sheldon, which is for another challenge belt, this time at
welterweight.
However, neither Razaq or Sheldon could attend the press
conference.
Moving away from the excitement of the title fights, there
are also two debutants on the show.
Fighting Chance Promotions this week announced the signings
of Krissy Pilkington and Darren Reay, and subject to medical clearance, both
will box on the March 11th show.
Pilkington seems very excited about his prospects, audaciously
claiming “I’m not here to take part I’m here to take over.”
Reay was slightly more calm than Pilkington simply saying
that he is “looking forward” to starting his professional career.
So, from title fights to debutants, this show promises to
deliver fireworks, and to round off our look at the press conference, the show
will also feature another two boxers who are hoping to box for titles before
the year is up.
The boxers in question are Kyle Redfearn and Jeff Saunders,
with both of these prospects boasting flawless professional records.
Saunders, who is 9-0 with five wins inside the distance, is
boxing a six-round contest, and says that he wants to be “boxing for titles” by
the end of the year.
Redfearn seems to share this enthusiasm, summing up his
ambitions by saying “I would like to box for a northern area title before the
end of the year.”
One thing is for sure, all of these boxers are determined to
showcase their qualities, and this show on March 11th is not one to
be missed.
