Dickens-Medina, Farrag-Guerfi EBU Clashes Set For 6/4, Liverpool

By Elliot Foster

Jazza Dickens will look to push on from domestic level in the coming months.

The once-defeated British super bantamweight extended his professional ledger last weekend, retiring late replacement opponent Reynaldo Cajina (14-31-5, 10 KOs) after six of eight scheduled rounds at the ECHO Arena in Liverpool, exclusively live on BoxNation.

Dickens (22-1, 7 KOs) was originally set for the fight of his life against Cuban superstar Guillermo Rigondeaux (16-0, 10 KOs), but Cajina was brought in after the two-time Olympic and world champion failed to obtain a visa to enter the country to participate in the fight, which was scheduled for 10 rounds.

But after putting the disappointment of the ‘El Chacal’ debacle behind him, Jazza will return to the same venue on June 4 when he takes on Abigail Medina (15-3-2, 7 KOs) of Spain, by way of the Dominican Republic, for the vacant European title.

The Scouser scrapper, whose sole defeat in the paid code was at the hands of Kid Galahad (18-0, 9 KOs) back in September, 2013, was the mandatory challenger for the blue belt for some time before it was recently relinquished by talented Doncaster man Gavin McDonnell (15-0-2, 4 KOs), leaving Dickens and Medina, the EU champ, as the next available contender to fight for the vacant crown.

Elsewhere, his gym-mate at the Everton Red Triangle, Ryan Farrag (15-1, 4 KOs), will make the first defence of his continental belt against Karim Guerfi (23-3, 6 KOs) on the same card.

Farrag, who stopped Stefan Slavchev (7-20-1, 4 KOs) inside two rounds last Saturday, won the title in Belgium with a crushing knockout win over Stephane Jamoye (28-7, 16 KOs).

Further details regarding the bill, which Boxing Scene understands will be headlined by WBO super welterweight champion Liam Smith (22-0-1, 12 KOs), will be revealed in due course.