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This will be Matchroom’s first NextGen card.

Will take place at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle.

This is likely the main event, for the Vacant English Title.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑12 Jan 2023, 16:09 This will be Matchroom’s first NextGen card.

Will take place at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle.

This is likely the main event, for the Vacant English Title.

It’s a fine fight between 2 guys that will be trying to win. I think Dacres is a level or two ahead.

I’d be surprised if this is headlining though but I guess Matchroom don’t have any (I could be wrong) North East guys right on British title level.

maverick23 wrote: ↑12 Jan 2023, 16:26

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑12 Jan 2023, 16:09 This will be Matchroom’s first NextGen card.

Will take place at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle.

This is likely the main event, for the Vacant English Title.

It’s a fine fight between 2 guys that will be trying to win. I think Dacres is a level or two ahead.

I’d be surprised if this is headlining though but I guess Matchroom don’t have any (I could be wrong) North East guys right on British title level.

It’s NextGen though, so it doesn’t really matter too much.

We should get some good scraps.

See some prospects get tested hopefully.

maverick23 wrote: ↑12 Jan 2023, 16:26

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑12 Jan 2023, 16:09 This will be Matchroom’s first NextGen card.

Will take place at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle.

This is likely the main event, for the Vacant English Title.

It’s a fine fight between 2 guys that will be trying to win. I think Dacres is a level or two ahead.

I’d be surprised if this is headlining though but I guess Matchroom don’t have any (I could be wrong) North East guys right on British title level.

McCormack will likely headline I would imagine

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑18 Jan 2023, 07:03

Good fight if it happens.

That would be a cracking fight for 5-0 prospect and could make a real statement - I always feel Jenkins is a really good shot away from disaster, but a pretty good boxer.

Assuming there is going to be a big announce soon on the Matchroom cards through to April, which is currently held up by AJ stuff being finalised plus their approach on Connor Benn, and just maybe the confirmation that Cordina's return is all ok.

Expecting February Nottingham (already announced), Liverpool and Newcastle in March - think the March London card has been sacked off, Cardiff in April and the AJ PPV in April.

Missing anything?

Ismay is a cruiser with 3 fights in 9 years

What weight will he come in at?

garethhop wrote: ↑18 Jan 2023, 07:51 That would be a cracking fight for 5-0 prospect and could make a real statement - I always feel Jenkins is a really good shot away from disaster, but a pretty good boxer.

Assuming there is going to be a big announce soon on the Matchroom cards through to April, which is currently held up by AJ stuff being finalised plus their approach on Connor Benn, and just maybe the confirmation that Cordina's return is all ok.

Expecting February Nottingham (already announced), Liverpool and Newcastle in March - think the March London card has been sacked off, Cardiff in April and the AJ PPV in April.

Missing anything?

UK wise probably not. Only other one might be Sheffield in late April to get Harper out and perhaps give Smith another quick defence of his British.

They could do with another NextGen to get some of their other prospects out. Perhaps a Birmingham/Coventry one as they’ve signed a few from that area.

funso banjo baby wrote: ↑18 Jan 2023, 08:18 Ismay is a cruiser with 3 fights in 9 years

What weight will he come in at?

He is more of a Bridgerweight these days, he is a similar build to Babic. So can compete with the heavyweights but isn't a fully fledged heaveyweight per say. I would imagine he took this fight a) its for a title and English one at that, b) its in his hometown and c) he is 35 so probably won't get another opportunity.

Hopefully the board call Frazer Clarke as first defence. Dacres v Clarke with the winner getting Wardley is a nice run of fights.

jameswilson wrote: ↑26 Jan 2023, 14:55 Hopefully the board call Frazer Clarke as first defence. Dacres v Clarke with the winner getting Wardley is a nice run of fights.

Clarke vs Dacres would never fight for the English. Clarke will skip the English title as he is 31 and needs to push on. I think Dacres will vacate and push onto the British, we could see Clarke vs Dacres for the British but 100% not the English. Jeamie TKV vs Steve Robinson on a Sky show at the end of the year more likely for the vacant English.

NXTGEN card confirmed

Press Release

Announced for March 18, Matchroom’s first NXTGEN card of the year at the Utilita Arena Newcastle features some of the very best prospects in the North East looking to take the next steps in their promising careers.

Former Team GB standout Cyrus Pattinson (5-0, 3 KOs) faces his toughest test so far in the professional ranks against Wales’ former British Welterweight Champion Chris Jenkins (23-6-3, 8 KOs) while Tokyo 2020 Olympic Silver Medallist turned Welterweight prospect Pat McCormack (3-0, 2 KOs) looks to wow his home crowd against Italy’s Dario Socci (15-7-2, 6 KOs) in his first scheduled eight-round contest.

Also on the card, Birmingham’s Solomon Dacres (5-0, 1 KO) squares off with Newcastle’s Robert Ismay (11-0, 4 KOs) for the English Heavyweight Title.

This isn’t the main event

Fight Week!

Hard to get hugely excited about this but at least they are both unbeaten.
Can't find any footage of ismay at all on YouTube....slightly worrying for an 11-0 record. He appears to be a semi retired old cruiser?

funso banjo baby wrote: ↑13 Mar 2023, 06:52 Hard to get hugely excited about this but at least they are both unbeaten.
Can't find any footage of ismay at all on YouTube....slightly worrying for an 11-0 record. He appears to be a semi retired old cruiser?

Judging by the weigh in he hasn't even trained.

Talked a big game all week tho. Came off a bit embarrasing during the press conference tho with 3 fans bleating in the audience.

have to agree
a bit of do you know who I am came across

looks like they took a guy from the local darts tournament to beat on

Haha! Ismay (was) unbeaten. What the fornicate is going on with British boxing?

asmund wrote: ↑18 Mar 2023, 17:30 Haha! Ismay (was) unbeaten. What the fornicate is going on with British boxing?

How many boxers must have turned the shot down. Presumably they went down the rankings like they normally would.

Shame as the Southern area title could be getting contested by guys like Fisher, Welch, Ignatius, TKV, George Fox. Midlands and Northern area also on the go with similar talent and feeding into proper challengers for the English and British.


I really hope someone like David Adeleye is up for an English title challenge.