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Undefeated Welterweights Chris Kongo and Michael McKinson will collide for the WBO Global Title on the undercard of Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte 2 on Saturday March 6, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in all other markets excluding the UK and Ireland.

Bermondsey’s Kongo clinically dispatched Luther Clay in nine rounds to win the WBO ranking Title at Fight Camp last summer, taking full advantage oh his first opportunity of the big stage to extend his unbeaten record to 12-0 with seven knockouts.

Portsmouth’s McKinson has won all nineteen of his professional contests, with two of those wins coming via knockout, and the 26-year-old prospect has picked up the WBC Youth World, WBC International Silver and WBO European Welterweight Titles in an impressive run.

“I'm very excited, this is a fight that I’ve wanted for a long time,” said Kongo. “He was saying that he was far ahead of me, but now I’ve got the belt, the tables have turned.

“Michael has said he’s the most avoided, but I know I’m the most avoided, so we have to make it happen. The two most dangerous fighters in the division – we’re both getting it on now – so it’s a big fight.

“It’s not, can I solve ‘The Problem?’ I will solve ‘The Problem’ on March 6, guaranteed. In the Luther Clay fight, I said before it, someone is going to go down, and I definitely know it’s not me. Same way someone is going to go down in this fight, and it’s definitely not me again.

“It’s going to be an explosive win for me. This is what we train for, this is what we work for. I want the big risk fights. If you don’t take risks in life, you won’t get anywhere, so it’s all about taking another risk in my career.”

"I'm very pleased with this Chris Kongo fight," said McKinson. "It's a fight I have called for and I'm over the moon to get a fight that I want. I've wanted a big fight for a long time. I deserve one and I'm buzzing.

"It's a massive platform and one that I need in my career. I believe I was born to be on the big stage and I can't wait to show that on March 6. Chris Kongo is a dangerous fighter and a talented fighter, but there is no fighter like Michael McKinson. You can throw me in with anybody and I'd come out victorious.

"I've told Chris before many times that all they needed to do was make the call and the answer would be yes. Winning a fight like this can change my life and change my daughter's life, it can catapult me to even bigger things. That's why I'm in this sport, to do big things for my city of Portsmouth and big things for my daughter and make people proud, and that's what I'll do on March 6."

Fight deserved it's own thread.

Fight Week!!

McKinson strikes me as a fighter who if he had a bit more of a dig would be a genuine world level operator, bit like Thomas Ward or Riddy in that regard

WBO Global Welterweight title

errrr didnt the whole wembley show get moved?

According to boxrec cheese-kid shamrock still on saturday?

llwynog wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 06:28 According to boxrec cheese-kid shamrock still on saturday?

looked on his social and mckinson is fighting on the rock

Glass Joe wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 06:29

llwynog wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 06:28 According to boxrec cheese-kid shamrock still on saturday?

looked on his social and mckinson is fighting on the rock

BoxRec have this on the weekend under Ted-JJ

The whole show’s been moved.

maverick23 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 06:36 The whole show’s been moved.

This weekend's show?? To when?

rumble on the rock

Michael McKinson is someone im super keen to see box. havent really seen much of him at all, but has a very confusing record. 19-0 with 2 KOs, 1 being a shoulder injury, and one being a body shot. so he has never stopped someone to the head, even bang average guys. Yet, he is beating some semi decent guys and has 5 knockdowns in his last 2 fights against decentish guys... makes no sense to me.

p.s boxrec still has this the 6th, but Matchroomboxing.com have it on the 27th in gibralta. shame, i was really syked when i saw this thread, its a super interesting fight.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 06:38

maverick23 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 06:36 The whole show’s been moved.

This weekend's show?? To when?

It was the Whyte PPV - the whole show was postponed to the end of March! Pretty sure you even posted about it!

maverick23 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 07:46

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 06:38

maverick23 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 06:36 The whole show’s been moved.

This weekend's show?? To when?

It was the Whyte PPV - the whole show was postponed to the end of March! Pretty sure you even posted about it!

I know the whole show was, but BoxRec is showing that this fight is on the Cheeseman card this weekend.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 08:14

maverick23 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 07:46

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 06:38

This weekend's show?? To when?

It was the Whyte PPV - the whole show was postponed to the end of March! Pretty sure you even posted about it!

I know the whole show was, but BoxRec is showing that this fight is on the Cheeseman card this weekend.

There isn’t a Cheeseman card though - that was on the undercard of Whyte vs Povetkin so has also moved.

Not sure why Boxrec is wrong on this though.

maverick23 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 08:50

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 08:14

maverick23 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 07:46

It was the Whyte PPV - the whole show was postponed to the end of March! Pretty sure you even posted about it!

I know the whole show was, but BoxRec is showing that this fight is on the Cheeseman card this weekend.

There isn’t a Cheeseman card though - that was on the undercard of Whyte vs Povetkin so has also moved.

Not sure why Boxrec is wrong on this though.

I just checked now. Iy's been removed.

It's been a confusing day.. Gonna go lie down.

I think this is gonna be a boring fight to watch styles wise. Hope Im wrong.

Goodz wrote: ↑03 Mar 2021, 16:54 I think this is gonna be a boring fight to watch styles wise. Hope Im wrong.

Need exciting fights on PPV.

has all the makings of being the welterweight version of Lawrence Okolie vs Isaac Chamberlain

Fight week!!

McKinson is awful to watch

Iv got McKinnon in a multi/accumulator bet of mine, regret it now, with the way the judging has been, and Kongo clearly being a more marketable/sellable guy. Gunna be a tough one to win I think.

my personal view is McKinnon will have to skills to basicaly win 8 or 9 close rounds. But close rounds seem to only count if your the A side these days and his style is one I could see being devisive ...

so I predict he will lose a close mabey split slightly controversial but not really controversial decision. The type where Eddie says “I actualy had kongo by a round or 2 but I can see it both ways, it’s a close fight not a robbery bla bla bla”

gregregegg wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 23:44 The type where Eddie says “I actualy had kongo by a round or 2 but I can see it both ways, it’s a close fight not a robbery bla bla bla”

bang on eddeh there