Looking at the fixtures for next week, the Friday night fight looks agood one- a commonwealth title fight, Light Welter- so some big potential matchups for the winner maybe.
Also, some good looking undercard bouts-
Chris Burton V Matthew Ellis should be even- I'd say Ellis should get it.
Also- David Dolan V Lee Swarby- Another decent prospect V a well experienced fighter.
Its just a shame that Michael Hunter is in such a mismatch- A former Title challenger, V a guy with a 3-6-1 record.
Olusegun V Wright- Durham Feb 8th- plus decent undercard
Nigerian bogeyman Ajose Olusegun defends his Commonwealth light-welterweight title against local southpaw star Nigel Wright in Peterlee, County Durham next Friday.
Olusegun is a leading member of boxing's "Who needs him?" club and has no qualms venturing to Wright's manor to secure a payday. He is at his peak at 28 yet boxed only three times last year and three times the year before in a division hardly short of numbers. Bear in mind, he holds a prestigious belt and you get the Joe Frazier message completely: Olusegun is black, a southpaw and he's good.
But Wright can also fight as he showed destroying Scot Kevin McIntyre inside a round in Glasgow in 2005 (McIntyre moved up a weight and now holds the British welterweight title, a title he won outclassing heavy-handed Kevin Anderson a few months ago). Victory secured Wright a crack at the vacant British light-welterweight title against Morden strongman Lenny Daws in May 2006 but he was outpointed, although he looked unlucky not to get the nod in a 10-round rematch last time out in November which ended all square.
That shows one of two things: either Daws has gone back or 28-year-old Wright has come on. He was the easiest British winner of the Contender UK vs USA challenge in Newcastle last year, stopping Oklahoma's Jonathan Nelson inside two rounds, and ended the hot winning run of Stoke puncher Gary Reid on a wide 10-round decision in November 2006. Olusegun then outscored the same Reid widely to win the vacant Commonwealth title seven months later in London (where he is based).
So this is a clash of good fighters. Wright, a former top domestic amateur, knows how to move and box and sit down on his shots but we can say all the same of Olusegun - and probably more. The unbeaten champion (unbeaten in 21) has routinely destroyed bigger men such as Bradley Pryce, Martin Holgate and Ali Nuumbembe in almost eight flawless years as a pro, after boxing in the 2000 Olympics. Ranked in the top 10 by the WBC, he looks a bit special.
Expect Wright to give a fine account of himself on home turf, but expect Olusegun to come through.
Olusegun is a leading member of boxing's "Who needs him?" club and has no qualms venturing to Wright's manor to secure a payday. He is at his peak at 28 yet boxed only three times last year and three times the year before in a division hardly short of numbers. Bear in mind, he holds a prestigious belt and you get the Joe Frazier message completely: Olusegun is black, a southpaw and he's good.
But Wright can also fight as he showed destroying Scot Kevin McIntyre inside a round in Glasgow in 2005 (McIntyre moved up a weight and now holds the British welterweight title, a title he won outclassing heavy-handed Kevin Anderson a few months ago). Victory secured Wright a crack at the vacant British light-welterweight title against Morden strongman Lenny Daws in May 2006 but he was outpointed, although he looked unlucky not to get the nod in a 10-round rematch last time out in November which ended all square.
That shows one of two things: either Daws has gone back or 28-year-old Wright has come on. He was the easiest British winner of the Contender UK vs USA challenge in Newcastle last year, stopping Oklahoma's Jonathan Nelson inside two rounds, and ended the hot winning run of Stoke puncher Gary Reid on a wide 10-round decision in November 2006. Olusegun then outscored the same Reid widely to win the vacant Commonwealth title seven months later in London (where he is based).
So this is a clash of good fighters. Wright, a former top domestic amateur, knows how to move and box and sit down on his shots but we can say all the same of Olusegun - and probably more. The unbeaten champion (unbeaten in 21) has routinely destroyed bigger men such as Bradley Pryce, Martin Holgate and Ali Nuumbembe in almost eight flawless years as a pro, after boxing in the 2000 Olympics. Ranked in the top 10 by the WBC, he looks a bit special.
Expect Wright to give a fine account of himself on home turf, but expect Olusegun to come through.