Alex Arthur Hopes To Overcome MEN Demons
By Terence Dooley
Alex Arthur blew away Mohamed Benbiou in just ninety-seconds on Friday night, and he will be looking to blow away the cobwebs left by his defeat to Nicky Cook when taking part in his next fight.
Arthur returns to the MEN Arena next month on the undercard of Khan-Kotelnik, and the Edinburgh fighter hopes to use this appearance to remind the British fans of how amazing he can be when fully focussed.
Alex told Scotsman.com Sport that he is looking forward to staying busy, the Khan bill takes place on the 18th of July, and it represents a chance for him to show everyone that Nicky Cook defeated a weight wearied Arthur, as he explained. "Nothing would please me better than posting another spectacular lightweight win in Manchester so that the fans down there could see once again what the real Alex Arthur looks like, something they didn't see in September 2008 when I lost my WBO title to Nicky Cook.''
Arthur also scotched talk of a potential showdown with current Commonwealth lightweight boss, and fellow Scot, Lee McAllister, stating that. “Fighting McAllister or anyone else for a Commonwealth title totally underwhelms me,” he said. “I am concentrating on chasing a world lightweight title fight and nowhere does Lee McAllister figure in that scenario. The only person who could possibly benefit from such a bout would be McAllister and I'm not in the business of helping his career, I just want to advance my own.''
The Khan bill will be a Sky Sports PPV event here in the UK.
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