Carl Dilks Relishing His Masters Title Bid
By Terence Dooley
Carl Dilks takes on Billy Doyle for the vacant British light-heavyweight Masters title on Saturday night at Wigan’s Robin Park Centre.
Dilks was hard done by in February when missing out on a chance to contest the Prizefighter final with Tony Oakey. Dilks was adjudged to have defeated Darren Stubbs in their semi-final contest only to be informed that a mistake had been made in the scoring of the fight. A furious Dilks angrily denounced the decision on the night; he can go some way to making amends for this disappointment by netting his first pro belt.
Dilks, 25, is 12-1 (4) and the smooth boxing Liverpudlian has been honing his skills since turning over in 2007. Carl is 2-0 since the Prizefighter debacle; he told The Liverpool Echo that he is in fine fettle ahead of this non-televised title opportunity.
“I feel great and I am just looking forward to the fight now,” said Dilks. “My sparring went really well for this fight, mixing it up with Tobias Webb and Mark Nielsen from our camp, and they both put me under lots of pressure so I am nice and sharp.”
Promoter Steve Woods has provided Dilks with the perfect farewell to the light-heavyweight division - Carl will campaign at super-middleweight from now on.
Doyle lost to Nathan Cleverly in two-rounds earlier this year. Doyle was also a participant in February’s Prizefighter tournament; he lost in the first stage to the tournament’s eventual winner Tony Oakey.
With two defeats in his last three fights, Doyle has it all to fight for; however, Dilks accurate boxing should carry him through to a points win.
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