Sheffield Heavyweight giant 6ft 9in Richard Towers will now face France’s Gregory Tony for the vacant EU Heavyweight title on June 16th at Manchester’s Velodrome on the undercard of Munroe v Quigg after Germany’s Michael Wallisch pulled out.
Tony 33 has a record of 17-2, 14 KO’s – both setbacks coming against top class opponents Robert Helenius and Mike Perez.
Hatton Promotions CEO said: “It is a disappointing that Wallisch is out, but Tony is a decent test.
“The fight will tell us exactly where Richard is at and if he wins he’ll be closing in on the new European champion Kubrat Pulev.
“Richard is making steady progress and inside 12 months will be ready for men like Pulev, Tyson Fury and David Price.”
Daily Sport says – This shouldn’t prove too much of a test for Towers who should be the new EU champ come June 16th.
