Kevin Conception, Tony Randell To Battle in November
By Terence Dooley
Leicester’s Kevin Conception, 29, is set to take on popular journeyman Tony Randell on November 7, with the Midlands area middleweight title at stake. Conception lost to Martin Murray in three-rounds back in April, it was a crossroads fight, and a seemingly costly defeat, but the tenacity of Conception’s manager Les Allen, who put the Randell bout together, has paid off.
Allen told thisisleicestershire that his man holds all the aces in the proposed fight. “This is a step back towards a crack at the British title. Kevin knows he has to be at his best,” he said.
Randell is shrugging off his ‘journeyman’ tag in recent times; he has notched up four wins in his last six fights; the man from Peterborough has also given the likes of Alex Matvienko problems in the past; in fact, Tony should have got the nod in a few of his defeats, especially the 2006 points loss to Danny Wright over in Leeds - this writer was at that fight, and I felt that Tony had done more than enough to win.
Conception knows all about Tony. “Randell is a similar build, so I will need the same tactics. I know it's a tough fight. This is just what I need to get me back up there and I'm going to be well prepared,” he stated.
The fight will take place at Leicester’s Marriott Hotel, tickets can be obtained via the website www.midasconnect.co.uk. One thing is for sure; with these two men in opposite corners the fans are in for a treat come November.
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