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Adam Azim, Karriss Artingstall, Cori Gibbs, Dylan Cheema and Sam Eggington to feature in BOXXER event in Coventry

Adam Azim, Karriss Artingstall, Cori Gibbs and Dylan Cheema set to feature in BOXXER event at Coventry Skydome on Saturday June 25; new generation of British stars given chance to shine; Sam Eggington to challenge for IBO super-welterweight championship

A new generation of future British boxing stars and leading fighters from the Midlands will be showcased live on Sky Sports next month when BOXXER stages an event at Coventry Skydome on Saturday June 25.

Adam 'The Assassin' Azim (4-0, 3 KOs), who has been described by trainer Shane McGuigan as "the best natural talent I've ever worked with", will bring his spectacular skills to the ring in a World Youth Championship bout.

Azim won 10 national titles as an amateur and was ranked No 1 in the world at welterweight before turning professional in 2020, since when he has continued to win plaudits and displayed every sign of living up to the potential which has seen him called "the next Amir Khan".

Also heading to Coventry is Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Karriss Artingstall who will make her professional debut following a glittering amateur career.

BOXXER Series tournament winners Cori Gibbs (16-0, 3 KOs) and Dylan Cheema (5-0, 1 KO) will also feature on the Coventry bill.

Undefeated Birmingham fighter Gibbs, who won the eight-man BOXXER Series Liverpool: super-lightweights tournament in November, will face the tough and wily Carlos 'Raton' Perez (17-6-2, 2 KOs), who is the Spanish lightweight champion

Cheema, who won last month's BOXXER Series: Coventry tournament in spectacular fashion despite entering as an unknown underdog, is making a quick return to the ring for the first fight of his newly-signed, multi-fight promotional deal with BOXXER.

Birmingham's Sam Eggington (31-7, 18 KOs), a two-time 'Fight of the Year' winner and firm crowd favourite thanks to his all-action style, challenges for the IBO super-welterweight championship against undefeated Pole Przemyslaw Zysk (18-0, 6 KOs).

The rematch for the English middleweight championship between River Wilson Bent (12-0-1, 5 KOs) and Tyler Denny (13-2-3) will also take place on the card after their controversial and explosive first fight which ended prematurely after a clash of heads, resulting in a technical draw.

Undefeated 6ft 3in middleweight Shakiel Thompson (7-0, 5 KOs) will return to action on the card, along with hard-hitting Birmingham starlet Kaisee Benjamin (15-1-1, 6 KOs) and undefeated Welshman Rhys Edwards (12-0-0, 4 KOs).

Tickets for this event go on sale on Friday May 20 at midday via boxxer.com/tickets

So Sam with Boxxer now… or Top Rank?

Good that Eggy is back with Sky, wonder what's happened with Mick..

Dioufy wrote: ↑20 May 2022, 07:23 So Sam with Boxxer now… or Top Rank?

It's a Boxxer show

Don't know if this is the main event.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑20 May 2022, 07:24 Good that Eggy is back with Sky, wonder what's happened with Mick..

Fucked over for only the 50th tv deal of his career.
Btw I was joking with the Top Rank link.
Sam would finish big Bob off.

Sammy boy has a chance to be a world champion..

Good lucky tyler and Sam. Blackcountry boys

I like the Wilson-Bentt/Denny rematch. Eggington’s opponent doesn’t look like much on paper but Sam’s rarely in a bad fight and I’m glad he’s out again.

The rest clearly depends on opponents.

Press Release

A new generation of future British boxing stars alongside midlands talent will be showcased live on Sky Sports next month when BOXXER rolls into the English heartlands for an event at Coventry SkyDome on Saturday, June 25.

Adam ‘The Assassin’ Azim (4-0, 3 KO’s), described by trainer Shane McGuigan as “the best natural talent I’ve ever worked with”, brings his spectacular skills to the ring in a World Youth Championship bout as he continues his journey from teenage prodigy to future world champion.

Azim won ten national titles as an amateur and was ranked #1 in the world at welterweight before turning professional in 2020, where he has continued to win plaudits and show every sign of living up to the potential which has industry insiders so excited by him .

Also heading to Coventry on the path to future greatness is Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medallist Karriss Artingstall. She will make her highly-anticipated professional boxing debut following a glittering amateur career which culminated in a bronze medal in the latest Olympics.

From Bunny Johnson - Britain’s first black heavyweight champion - through to Robert McCracken and Frankie Gavin, the Midlands has a long history of producing elite boxing talents who have made their mark on the sport.

Leading the region’s new generation on their own march to the top are BOXXER Series tournament winners Cori Gibbs (16-0, 3 KO’s) and Dylan Cheema (5-0, 1 KO’s).

Undefeated Birmingham battler Gibbs, who won the eight-man BOXXER Series Liverpool: Super-Lightweights tournament in November, will face the tough and wily Carlos ‘Raton’ Perez (17-6-2, 2 KO’s), the current Spanish lightweight champion

Cheema, who won last month’s BOXXER Series: Coventry tournament in spectacular fashion despite entering as an unknown underdog, is making a quick return to the ring for the first fight of his newly-signed multi-fight promotional deal with BOXXER.

Birmingham’s Sam Eggington (31-7, 18 KO’s), a two-time ‘Fight of the Year’ winner and firm crowd favourite thanks to his all-action fighting style, looks set to deliver another crowd-pleasing performance as he challenges for the IBO Super Welterweight Championship against undefeated Pole Przemyslaw Zysk (18-0, 6 KO’s)

Both fighters have a reputation for never taking a backwards step, making this another potential ‘Fight of the Year’ nominee for Eggington and an encounter likely to produce many a highlight-reel moment.

The rematch for the English Middleweight Championship between River Wilson Bent (12-0-1, 5 KO’s) and Tyler Denny (13-2-3) will be taking place on this card after their controversial and explosive first fight that ended prematurely after a clash of heads, resulting in a technical draw.

With a torrent of bad blood running through this fight and a score to settle after their first encounter, this is another of the evening’s bouts which guarantees sensational action from start to finish.

Undefeated 6’3” middleweight Shakiel Thompson (7-0, 5 KO’s) will be returning to action on this card, along with Scottish cruiserweight Scott Forrest (22-24, 4 KO’s) and Welsh super-bantamweight prospect Rhys Edwards (12-0, 4 KO’s).

No word on Azim’s opponent yet?

maverick23 wrote: ↑16 Jun 2022, 03:18 No word on Azim’s opponent yet?

If they’re trying to step him up they should be announcing oh someone by now..

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑16 Jun 2022, 04:18

maverick23 wrote: ↑16 Jun 2022, 03:18 No word on Azim’s opponent yet?

If they’re trying to step him up they should be announcing oh someone by now..

It doesn’t bode well when they’re a week out and no opponent. Similar to Joyce and BT’s next show.

This is a nice fight for the Egg. I wanna see him fight the cheese again but he could be a decent little josh kelly opponent if he gets a good win here.

never seen zysk, but i notice he's another non-puncher for the egg man

seems like the strategy since the cheeseman fight is to match eggy with guys who have decent looking win-loss records but cant punch. guys he can impose himself on and eventually overwhelm

hopefully the pole is decent and up for it. if he's even half good then we'll probably get a watchable fight knowing egg

gregregegg wrote: ↑19 Jun 2022, 23:43 This is a nice fight for the Egg. I wanna see him fight the cheese again but he could be a decent little josh kelly opponent if he gets a good win here.

ya that's a good fight

btw can you imagine egg vs troy williamson, dear lawd my brain hurts thinking about that one

seems like 154 in the uk is pretty consistent in not having amazing talent, but having pretty good depth of solid fighters and good potential fights

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑20 Jun 2022, 00:03

gregregegg wrote: ↑19 Jun 2022, 23:43 This is a nice fight for the Egg. I wanna see him fight the cheese again but he could be a decent little josh kelly opponent if he gets a good win here.

ya that's a good fight

btw can you imagine egg vs troy williamson, dear lawd my brain hurts thinking about that one

seems like 154 in the uk is pretty consistent in not having amazing talent, but having pretty good depth of solid fighters and good potential fights

Forgot about him, whats he doing these days... though he would of got going more after the cheese victory.

Geeze you could have an unreallll 8 man UK tournement at 154... geeze you could almost make a 16 maner... throw Kermet in as a spannish wildcard see if he can get back to his brit beating best.

Eggington's last fight against Jkitou might have been his best yet, incredible scrap, how often can he keep going to the well? Zysk's low KO ratio suggests he might be a bit of a boxer but who knows, plenty non punchers like a scrap

gregregegg wrote: ↑20 Jun 2022, 01:12

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑20 Jun 2022, 00:03

gregregegg wrote: ↑19 Jun 2022, 23:43 This is a nice fight for the Egg. I wanna see him fight the cheese again but he could be a decent little josh kelly opponent if he gets a good win here.

ya that's a good fight

btw can you imagine egg vs troy williamson, dear lawd my brain hurts thinking about that one

seems like 154 in the uk is pretty consistent in not having amazing talent, but having pretty good depth of solid fighters and good potential fights

Forgot about him, whats he doing these days... though he would of got going more after the cheese victory.

Geeze you could have an unreallll 8 man UK tournement at 154... geeze you could almost make a 16 maner... throw Kermet in as a spannish wildcard see if he can get back to his brit beating best.

More fighters not doing owt , why are so many losing their prime years by not being active ?

rd350lc wrote: ↑20 Jun 2022, 16:54

gregregegg wrote: ↑20 Jun 2022, 01:12

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑20 Jun 2022, 00:03

ya that's a good fight

btw can you imagine egg vs troy williamson, dear lawd my brain hurts thinking about that one

seems like 154 in the uk is pretty consistent in not having amazing talent, but having pretty good depth of solid fighters and good potential fights

Forgot about him, whats he doing these days... though he would of got going more after the cheese victory.

Geeze you could have an unreallll 8 man UK tournement at 154... geeze you could almost make a 16 maner... throw Kermet in as a spannish wildcard see if he can get back to his brit beating best.

More fighters not doing owt , why are so many losing their prime years by not being active ?

It’s just a waste.

fornicate knows how good Zysk is.
Won all of his fights by KO or wide UD.
Could be a machine. Could be a mong.

Still no word on Azim’s opponent?!

They’re still pushing that Azim is fighting for a world youth title but it’s pretty crazy they haven’t got an opponent sorted yet.

Dioufy wrote: ↑20 Jun 2022, 17:00 fornicate knows how good Zysk is.
Won all of his fights by KO or wide UD.
Could be a machine. Could be a mong.

Yeah. Sam is rarely in a bad fight so I’ll be watching.

maverick23 wrote: ↑20 Jun 2022, 17:01 Still no word on Azim’s opponent?!

They’re still pushing that Azim is fighting for a world youth title but it’s pretty crazy they haven’t got an opponent sorted yet.

I need to see Azim fight again live. If he turns into a superstar and I missed his knockout of Conor Marsden because I was turned to my missus telling her this boy is gonna be good I’ll kill myself.

Dioufy wrote: ↑20 Jun 2022, 17:03

maverick23 wrote: ↑20 Jun 2022, 17:01 Still no word on Azim’s opponent?!

They’re still pushing that Azim is fighting for a world youth title but it’s pretty crazy they haven’t got an opponent sorted yet.

I need to see Azim fight again live. If he turns into a superstar and I missed his knockout of Conor Marsden because I was turned to my missus telling her this boy is gonna be good I’ll kill myself.

I watched the Fury/Whyte fight with one of my pals (just on TV though). He was reaching for the last piece of prawn toast when Fury landed the monster uppercut and completely missed it.