Sam Eggington and Conah Walker agree terms for British humdinger
Mar 3, 2026 • 7:27 AM ET
Matchroom BoxingAction is almost guaranteed to occur in Wolverhampton, England, on May 2 when Conah Walker faces Sam Eggington.
The two crowd-pleasers are amongst the most exciting fighters in British boxing and Walker is on a run of form that has seen him arrive on the fringes of world level before nailing down the Eggington fight.
Since defeating Lewis Ritson in November 2024, Walker has bettered Harry Scarff, Liam Taylor and Pat McCormack, stopping all three.
Before that, he lost a narrow decision to now IBF champion Lewis Crocker.
Walker is advised by Sam Jones, and it is believed Matchroom wanted to pair Walker with another Jones client, Jack Catterall, but Catterall will instead face Jose Ramirez on May 30 in Fresno, California.
Jones has long been an admirer of a bout between Eggington and Walker, and it now seems set for May 2 at Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
And Eggington had put the call out last week on X, when he wrote: “Hearing Conah Walker can’t find anyone to fight him, with all due respect I’m local and more than up for it.”
He implored Jones to reach out to his manager, Jon Pegg, and the deal has now been done.
It had seemed Eggington was on his way to challenge Milan Pratt for the European title, but the Walker fight is more appealing.
The 30-year-old Walker is 17-3-1 (8 KOs), and from Wolverhampton, while local rival Eggington is 36-9 (20 KOs). The West Midlands man has not boxed since winning a decision over Lee Cutler last April in a fight that was stopped after nine rounds due to cuts.
“It’s just a great fight,” said a source after the bout was signed.
Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, a BWAA award winner, and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.
