Eddie Hearn announces a stacked 50:50 card for the Copperbox on October 27 to be headlined by John Ryder v Andrey Sirotkin in a final eliminator for the WBA super-middleweight title.
Ryder 26-4, 14 KO’s looking to build on that 2 round demolition of Jamie Cox in May with a world title shot on the horizon if he can beat Russia’s Sirotkin 15-0, 5 KO’s.
Unbeaten super-welter Ted Cheeseman 14-0, 9KO’s will go into battle with Asinia Byfiled 14-1, 6 KO’s for the vacant British strap.
Three further 50:50 bouts on this card will be Ryan Doyle 17-2-1, 9 KO’s defending his Commonwealth featherweight strap against undefeated Jordan Gill 21-0, 5 KO’s. Luke Watkins 13-1, 9 KO’s takes on Isaac Chamberlain 9-1, 4 KO’s in a cruiserweight scrap as they both look to comeback from their first losses as a pro and Jake Ball 11-1, 8 KO’s takes on Craig Richards 12-1, 6 KO’s for the WBA inter-continental light-heavy strap.
There’s rocking undercvard also with Wokingham Middleweight Felix Cash, Brentwood Super-Featherweight Martin J Ward, Watford Featherweight Reece Bellotti, Canning Town Light-Heavy Charlie Duffield and Mill Hill Heavyweight George Fox.
“This is a wonderful night of boxing – Five 50-50 televised fights, it’s going to be a banger,” promoter Eddie Hearn told DAILY SPORT Boxing. “John Ryder has a great chance to earn his shot at the World title and Cheeseman vs. Byfield could be domestic Fight of the Year. Doyle vs. Gill, Chamberlain vs. Watkins and Ball vs. Richards are all ‘pick-ems’. Fans on Sky Sports, DAZN and in the arena are in for a great night on October 27.”
Tickets are priced £40, £60, £80, £100 and £200 (VIP) via www.stubhub.co.uk and www.copperboxarena.org.
