Gary Young not fighting Brett James

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 04 Apr 2005, 09:53

From Sports Network site:

"Top prospect Gary Young will fight Victor Baranov in Edinburgh on Friday night in what will be a decent test of his potential.

Baranov has taken on some of the best men in Europe during a career that has spanned more than 10 years, and is currently the Russian light-welterweight champion.

On these shores he has boxed Steve Murray, Bobby Vanzie, Ted Bami, and Jason Rowlands – for the WBU light-welterweight title – and has also faced Ivan Kirpa, Oktay Urkal and Shannon Taylor.

Young had been lined up to fight former Southern Area champion Brett James, but instead gets an equally hard test in the form of 37-year-old Baranov."

bigped · Post by **bigped** » 04 Apr 2005, 10:28

Why is he not fighting Brett james?? has james pulled out? i was looking forward to see how gary dealt with james,,, so whats this new opponent like anyone seen him??

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 04 Apr 2005, 11:13

He lost his challenge for the WBB title in 1997. Say no more.

Lost to Ted Bami in 2 rounds last April.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=004374

Kelly young · Post by **Kelly young** » 04 Apr 2005, 15:25

i have to write to jamboree he has to get his fact rigth baranov is rated
83 places higher than brett james so i personaly feel this is a good test
for a young boxer and it will raise gary young higher in the rating if he wins

Freiheit · Post by **Freiheit** » 04 Apr 2005, 15:45

In his loss to Søren Søndergaard for the 140 EBU belt he suffered one of the most brutal knockouts that I have ever seen.