Wanted: opponent for Danny Williams tomorrow
Posted: 12 Dec 2003, 17:24
COLIN KENNA has turned down the offer of a big-money showdown with British heavyweight champion Danny Williams.
The Southampton fighter was offered the fight yesterday on the undercard of Ricky Hatton's 'world' title bout in Manchester tomorrow night.
The fight would have been over six rounds.
But Kenna has only recently returned to full training and his camp have opted to stick with their plan of fighting Nottingham's Brodie Pearmaine at Reading's Rivermead Leaisure Centre on January 16.
Manager Jack Bishop said: "We had no intention of taking the fight with Danny Williams, even with the money there was being offered.
"I spoke to Colin about it and he is certainly not frightened of Williams - but he wants to be 100 per cent fit for a fight like that and he must take it at the right time."
The Southampton fighter was offered the fight yesterday on the undercard of Ricky Hatton's 'world' title bout in Manchester tomorrow night.
The fight would have been over six rounds.
But Kenna has only recently returned to full training and his camp have opted to stick with their plan of fighting Nottingham's Brodie Pearmaine at Reading's Rivermead Leaisure Centre on January 16.
Manager Jack Bishop said: "We had no intention of taking the fight with Danny Williams, even with the money there was being offered.
"I spoke to Colin about it and he is certainly not frightened of Williams - but he wants to be 100 per cent fit for a fight like that and he must take it at the right time."