Frank Buglioni vs. Ricky Summers Added To Haye-Bellew Card
By Elliot Foster
Frank Buglioni now has an opponent for his next fight.
Boxing Scene reported recently that the British light-heavyweight champion had made an offer to Liverpool’s Tony Dodson for the fight.
Were that fight to have been agreed, it was set to happen on the undercard of David Haye’s heavyweight grudge match against WBC cruiserweight king Tony Bellew.
And Buglioni (19-2-1, 15 KOs) will still fight on that bill –– on March 4 at London’s O2 Arena.
But the Sky Sports Box Office-aired first defence of the title he won last December with a knockout of former holder Hosea Burton will not be against Dodson.
It has now been revealed that the Enfield-based ‘Wise Guy’, 27, will face undefeated opposition in the shape of Ricky Summers.
Summers (12-0, 5 KOs) is from Tipton in the West Midlands and confirmed the news via social media on Thursday.
The 29-year-old, who was last in action last November, said that the opportunity is “massive for me” and “a dream come true”.
Haye’s mouth watering showdown against Bellew is flanked by a stellar supporting cast.
Bellew’s fellow Liverpudlian Derry Mathews takes on undefeated Ohara Davies in a challenge for the Hackney man’s WBC Silver super-lightweight title as part of the card which also features undefeated cruiserweight Craig Glover.
Elsewhere, Sam Eggington faces ex-two-weight world champion Paulie Malignaggi in a defence of his WBC International welterweight title on the card and there is action for Ted Cheeseman and undefeated Olympic champion Katie Taylor, with further additions expected in due course.
