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Terry Flanagan is preparing to become a two weight world champion in 2018, having vacated his lightweight belt last year, and is welcoming all challengers. Speaking to iFL TV, Flanagan discussed the chance to move up and win another belt: “The opportunity to be two-weight world champion was appealing, I wasn’t getting the fights I wanted at lightweight.
The year of 2018 will signal the bid of Terry Flanagan to become a two-weight world champion, with the former WBO lightweight king set for a tilt at the vacant WBO super lightweight crown against the unbeaten American Maurice Hooker in the coming months. In his first exclusive Fighter Diary, Turbo talks moving up and the benefits of carrying a few extra pounds…
Former Lightweight World Champion Terry Flanagan recently vacated his belt for a chance fight for the WBO World Super-Lightweight crown against undefeated Maurice Hooker. Flanagan spoke to the BoxNation Podcast about his next foe, ahead of a proposed bout in the spring. “I don’t know much about Maurice Hooker personally, from what I’ve seen of him he looks tall, awkward and pretty loose.
Frank Warren, promoter for Terry Flanagan (33-0, 13 KOs), is working on a deal for a showdown with Maurice Hooker (23-0-3, 16 KOs) for a date in April, with the vacant WBO junior welterweight title at stake. Flanagan is ranked at number 1 by the WBO, while Hooker is sitting in the number 2 position.
Terry Flanagan has moved up in weight after a frustrating reign as a lightweight world champion. The WBO king, who had five defences of the crown he won back in 2015, had the move confirmed by the sanctioning body on social media on Thursday. Flanagan (33-0, 13 KOs) recently said that a deal was “all but done” to fight Jorge Linares, the WBC Diamond champion at 135 pounds, but it has now been confirmed that the 28-year-old will campaign a division north at super-lightweight.
Terry Flanagan has put British boxing fans on high alert after revealing that a deal is close for him to fight in a unification showdown. The undefeated WBO lightweight champion, 28, has been crying out for a big fight since winning the world title back in 2015. Flanagan (33-0, 13 KOs) has made five defences of his crown, most recently against Petr Petrov in Manchester back in April, and has campaigned for an even bigger step up ever since.
Last week WBO Lightweight champion told Boxing Scene that he didn't give a f*** about Anthony Crolla and a fight against his Mancunian rival. Such phrases were bound to get back to the former WBA title holder, and they did. Text messages and even a comment from his father, who sometimes delivers Terry's post, meant that at some point a response wouldn't be far from Crolla's mind.
Currently there are discussions for WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan unifying versus WBA belt-holder Jorge Linares in the first quarter of 2018. Which has left the manager of Ray Beltran - who happens to the number one contender in the WBO - nonplussed. Feder said of Flanagan (33-0, 13 KO's) - "He wins the vacant because (Jose) Zepeda dislocates his shoulder in the second round.
WBA lightweight titlist Jorge Linares (43-3, 27 KOs) has beaten top British talent in his last three outings. Linares traveled to the UK to secure back to back decision victories over Manchester star Anthony Crolla, and then last month he edged Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell at the Forum in Los Angeles.
The period of frustration in Terry Flanagan's career continues... The WBO Lightweight champion, who may return in December but is still waiting on a confirmed date, is desperate for a unification fight to take place between himself and Jorge Linares. Unbeaten Flanagan (33-0, 13 KOs) is hopeful that a fight between himself and the WBA champion may happen by the end of the year or early in 2018, however the 28-year-old Mancunian has reached a point where is getting fed up with the big fights not happening for him.