Josh Wale vs Bobby Jenkinson

[DHPromotions]

Hi all, our double title fight show this Friday (Feb 2nd) is being broadcast on Freesports TV (9pm). Please do tune in if you get a chance. Many thanks.

DOUBLE TITLE FIGHT SHOW ON FREE-TO-AIR TV THIS FRIDAY

Promoter Dennis Hobson starts the New Year on a high, with his first show of 2018 involving a British and English title fight, as well as being broadcast live on Freesports TV (Sky channel 424 and via Freeview/Youview on channel 95).

At Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena this Friday, February 2, Barnsley’s Josh Wale will make the second defence of his British bantamweight crown when he faces Lincolnshire’s Bobby Jenkinson. Also on the card, local man Loua Nassa will attempt to win the vacant English super-flyweight belt against Guernsey’s Brad Watson.

Hobson teamed up with free-to-air channel Freesports TV in October last year, when Commonwealth middleweight champion Sam Sheedy lost his title to fellow Sheffield fighter Liam Cameron in eight action-packed rounds. The feedback after the event from boxing fans and Freesports TV viewers was incredible, and Dennis says the bar has been set high for future events.

“We’ve set our standard now after the Cameron and Sheedy fight. So, I’m really looking forward to this show because we’ve got two very competitive title fights. The two headline bouts are both very tight, and in terms of value for money, they are top draw. They should both be cracking contests and if they are even nearly as good as Sheedy versus Cameron, then they’ll be great entertainment. You can rarely watch top quality boxing these days unless you pay a subscription, so having a British and English title fight on free-to-air TV is a real coup for fight fans.”

A pro since 2006, Wale’s childhood ambition was always to win the Lonsdale Belt, with the 29-year-old finally achieving his dream in July last year. With just nine defeats in 36 outings, ‘The Outlaw’ is renowned as an entertaining, all-action fighter and will give everything at the Ponds Forge Arena to ensure that opponent Jenkinson, 11-3-1 (2), doesn’t shatter his fairy tale story.

‘Glamour Boy’ Watson has it all to prove when he steps in against Nassa. The Channel Islander hasn’t fought since November 2016 and, although he has only lost twice in 12 contests, both those defeats came in his last two fights. Undefeated Steel City man Nassa, 10-0, will have the crowd behind him – as well as his four fighting siblings – and will believe victory over Watson could be the launchpad for major fights this coming year.

“Josh Wale will never be in a dull fight because he doesn’t know how to take a backwards step,” stated Hobson. “There’s guaranteed action and drama in that fight, Jenkinson is coming to cause an upset, and this fight won’t fail to entertain everyone watching on TV and in the arena.

“I also think the English title fight will be a cracker between two very hungry kids in Loua Nassa and Brad Watson. They both have something to prove; it’s the first time a kid from Guernsey has fought for an English title, and Loua is part of a family of five fighting brothers, who are all graduates and very intelligent. So, there are some great stories there, and this is a real value-for-money show. There are 18 million homes in the UK that can watch this show for free, hopefully we’ll have a great audience, and that will continue to grow as we start moving forward.

“For this coming year, I want to do some Scottish shows with Iain Wilson, and in the Northeast with Phil Jeffries and Dave Garside, because they are putting some cracking shows on up there. And in London we’ll be working with ‘Mo’ Prior from Warrior Boxing. So, we’re hoping to go up and down the country in 2018 and put shows on, with the plan being a show a month. It’s all growing and developing as we speak, but for this first show of 2018 I’m working with Stefy Bull, and it should be an absolute belter and get the year off to a bang.”

Dennis Hobson Promotions presents Josh Wale defending his British bantamweight title against Bobby Jenkinson, and Loua Nassa and Brad Watson contesting the vacant English super-flyweight title, at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena on February 2.
For ticket information call 0114 243 4443.

The show will be broadcast live on Freesports TV. For more information visit www.freesports.tv

[handsofstone]

Is the Cameron/Matthews fight off??

[DHPromotions]

That fight is currently now scheduled to take place at the York Hall on April 14.

[handsofstone]

That fight is currently now scheduled to take place at the York Hall on April 14.

Nice one Dennis

[handsofstone]

Think Wale/Jenkinson could be a tasty wee scrap, Wale riding high as British champ, pulled out a worldy of a KO against Broadhurst in his last fight, thought he was getting his ears boxed off but he pulled it out of the bag and he's not known as a big puncher either

Both guys have mainly fought at SBW, be interesting to see how Jenkinson can cope down a division, he was stopped by Turley recently and Gamal blew him away, he was excellent against Pettitt though when he won the Commonwealth, he can be KO'd but he can be a handful, I think this an evenly matched fight, Wale should come out on top though, think it will be close though

[DHPromotions]

A quick reminder that the British title fight between Josh Wale and Bobby Jenkinson, and the English title fight between Brad Watson and Loua Nassa will both be shown live and free tonight on Freesports TV (Sky channel 424 and via Freeview/Youview on channel 95) at 9pm. Many thanks.

[Stuarty]

Looking forward to this later. Gonna stick on the boxing hour then the WSB til 9 then switch over

[Stuarty]

Big Glen McCrory doing the punditry here.

[handsofstone]

Gonna have to try get this on youtube either tonight or tomorrow due to they bunch of pudenda at Virgin

[Cholo_cws]

Glad for Brad Watson. I remember being sat behind his mum and dad at his pro debut.

[dhb-raging bull]

Crazy king fight nassa Watson happy for watson there was no give up in him

[dhb-raging bull]

Josh wale looks different class as boxer and not a front foot pressure fighter crazy from watching his career and actually see him have head move movement looked lazy tonight as I thought he could have stepped the levels up as and when he wanted

[bigped]

What was the result?

[dhb-raging bull]

What was the result?

Josh wale stoppage 9th dropped him heavy then ref stepped in on the finish off

[jamamb]

i wouldnt have guessed that one day josh wale would be stopping guys hard in multiple british title fights

maybe he can even become euro champ at this rate

[handsofstone]

I tipped Wale to outpoint Jenkinson earlier in the thread but the more I thought about it the more I fancied Wale to stop him at some point, fair play to Wale, keep on keeping on


Not seen the fight yet ,hope it's on YouTube ASAP

Edit- I never tipped Wale to outpoint Jenkinson earlier in the thread

[handsofstone]

Thought this fight might have been up on YouTube by now

[dhb-raging bull]

A chair was thrown at the ring from the crowd and I've seen on twitter that it hit a reporter and he had to go to hospital if security got the guy he should be banned from attending a boxing fight again don't know what goes some peoples minds

[Stuarty]

A chair was thrown at the ring from the crowd and I've seen on twitter that it hit a reporter and he had to go to hospital if security got the guy he should be banned from attending a boxing fight again don't know what goes some peoples minds

Ffs! That's bullshít! My two oldest boys keep pestering me to take em to a fight but because of arseholes like that, no way til they're a good bit older!

[dhb-raging bull]

I saw the chair when I was watching it on the TV josh had Bobby on the ropes and it wasn't far off hitting the fighters didn't realise it had caught a reporter hopefully he's OK

[Wake up call]

I'm reliably informed that it was Boxing News reporter and Boxrec admin Andy Whittle was hit by the chair. Hope he's ok.

[dhb-raging bull]

I'm reliably informed that it was Boxing News reporter and Boxrec admin Andy Whittle was hit by the chair. Hope he's ok.

Yep hopefully he's OK no place for idiots like the guy who threw the chair at boxing events

[rd350lc]

Glad for Brad Watson. I remember being sat behind his mum and dad at his pro debut.

This was repeated tonight and what a cracking fight it was .

Watson was second best for the first half of the fight , but toughed it out and landed a massive right in the eighth , all turned around from that point despite bravery from the lad he was fighting.

[garethhop]

[dhb-raging bull]

Shocking that not far off the fighters at all