Luke Keeler Added To Matchroom's Copper Box Bill, 1/30
By Elliot Foster
Luke Keeler will return to the ring, live on Sky Sports, in the New Year.
The Dublin middleweight, who has just one defeat on his 10-fight professional ledger, with five early finishes, will feature on the undercard of George Groves’ comeback on January 30.
Keeler will box an opponent to be confirmed at the Copper Box Arena in only his second display since returning from a hand injury suffered in Prizefighter, the tournament in which he was a semi-finalist, in February.
He’ll be looking to go into double figures in terms of wins in his first showcase of 2016 before building on it and keeping busy as he moves towards title contention.
As previously mentioned, George Groves, who lost a split decision in his third world title fight against WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack in September, headlines the card, while John Wayne Hibbert will defend his Commonwealth super lightweight title against WBA Continental champion Tommy Martin and John Ryder will feature.
Hibbert, who also holds the WBC International title at 140lbs, won the title in his last fight against Dave Ryan in September, while Martin stopped Michael Devine inside 10 rounds to claim the aforementioned fringe WBA crown.
And Brentwood’s Kris Agyei-Dua defends his Southern Area super welterweight title against unbeaten Chadwell Heath man Ben Hall in an Essex derby.
Meanwhile, Wiltshire’s Kelvin Young faces unbeaten Croydon southpaw Leon McKenzie in an eliminator for the English super middleweight title, plus there’s action for undefeated stars Ohara Davies, Reece Bellotti, Ted Cheeseman, Lucien Reid and Craig Richards.
Details on the full undercard, plus ticket information, will be announced in due course.
Elliot Foster is part of Boxing Scene's UK team. Follow him on Twitter @FreelanceFoz
