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Can anyone give me the full line-up for the Wembley Arena bill on Feb 13th? There have been so many fighters that have pulled out i've no idea who remains!

Also is this a sell out?

Cleverly-Brancalion
Williams-Chisora
Mitchell-Mendoza
Gavin-McDonagh
DeGale-Barr

The walsh brothers, Vinny Mitchell.....

Thanks, although I heard that Vinny had pulled out?

Also, I heard a rumour that they were just going to use around half of Wembley arena due to poor ticket sales but I was also led to believe that it's a sell out, ANY HELP?

Its a very good card I hope they put on more saturday shows like this

Stiff_jab wrote:Thanks, although I heard that Vinny had pulled out?

Also, I heard a rumour that they were just going to use around half of Wembley arena due to poor ticket sales but I was also led to believe that it's a sell out, ANY HELP?

According to the layout on ticketmaster, they are only using half of the arena. They won't get close to selling it out.

One of Britain’s brightest boxing hopes, Nathan Cleverly, steps up for the major European light-heavyweight title against Italy’s seasoned Antonio Brancalion at Wembley Arena on February 13. Kevin Mitchell also appears on the big bill. All we need is Kell Brook to chip in, and he was originally on the card, and who needs Amir Khan?
Joking aside, the 22-year-old Cleverly is surely now a genuine successor to Khan - just he succeeded Joe Calzaghe (of sorts) when Joe left the good ship F rank Warren in 2008. Cleverly left trainer Enzo Calzaghe in turn and was moved swiftly to British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles, a transition he made look easy. The lofty, long-armed Cleverly knows how to use such assets on the back foot before switching feet and hitting surprisingly hard, particularly to the body. He also makes good copy as an intelligent man with a maths degree (Jesus!), as a charming man. The world really is Nathan’s oyster.
Back to his titles, and the unbeaten Welshman, 18-0 (8), continues the refreshing ‘traditional’ route to the world rankings. The big EBU belt, which guarantees a major world ranking for any holder, is currently vacant but pairs off Cleverly with a vastly experienced challenger in Brancalion, who turned pro in 1996 (with Cleverly all of nine) and brings over a deceptive 32-7-2 (8) record.
Brancalion’s record is deceptive because, overlooking those two draws, he lost three times in Italian super-middleweight title fights to Vincenzo Imparato, while Massimiliano Saiani, who outscored him in a six-rounder in 2002, later lost to Brancalion over 10 rounds for the Italian light-heavyweight belt. Otherwise, Brancalion has lost only to the world class trio of Mario Veit, Stipe Drews and Jurgen Braehmer – all in Germany. Veit, a rangy fellow in the Cleverly mould, outscored him over eight rounds back in 2003; Drews, another rangy fellow, outscored Brancalion over 12 in 2006; bad-boy Jurgen took out the Italian in under a round last June, the first time Brancalion had ever been stopped, although southpaw Braehmer can really bang and stopped Ricky Hatton as an amateur. Braehmer also currently holds the WBO light-heavyweight title.
Nevertheless, one wonders what the Braehmer defeat has done to Brancalion’s confidence, who hasn’t fought since - and should have done - and is no spring chicken at 34 (by the night of the fight) and not a big banger. However, tallish at 6ft 1in, durable, clever, slippery and well-travelled, Brancalion has won 14 of his last 16 outings and should not be underestimated, should not be looked past.
In Italy, where this fight was originally due to take place, Brancalion may have found a way to nick the verdict or earn the classic Italian draw. In this country, while it will be close and almost certainly a distance affair, Cleverly gets past the visitor and moves on to a potential defence against Tony "Bomber" Bellew.