Tom Farrell To Return, July 19 In Altrincham
By Elliot Foster
Tom Farrell will be back in the ring again next month.
The former WBA International super-lightweight champion has been out of action since March.
Farrell boxed at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool and had hoped for a quick return.
But after a frustrating period on the sidelines following his Commonwealth title challenge loss to Philip Bowes, the 29-year-old now has something to focus on.
‘Fazza’ has been confirmed as an addition to the rescheduled Ultimate Boxxer card on July 19.
The card, at the Planet Ice Arena in Altrincham, is set to be streamed on YouTube and broadcast in the UK on BT Sport.
It will feature, as well as the eight cruiserweight contestants who are battling it out for the prize money, a vacant Central Area middleweight title showdown between John Telford and Jack Kilgannon.
It is understood that a win for Farrell will mean that he rolls into a headline spot on a card at the Eventim Olympia in his home city which his manager Steve Wood is planning for September 21.
Meanwhile, the aforementioned Wood is also planning a show, potentially at Ellesmere Port Sports Village, for October 19 which could feature a number of local fighters.
In other news, as well as the addition of Dylan Evans to the bill, Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing’s July 6 card at Manchester Arena has been hit by an influx of insertions.
Lawrence Okolie is already down to defend his British and Commonwealth cruiserweight title against Jack Massey on the show, while Felix Cash will face Jack Cullen in a defence of his Commonwealth middleweight title and Scott Fitzgerald will look to build on the biggest win of his career to date when he looks to retain the WBA International super-welterweight crown against former outright British champion Brian Rose.
Liverpool duo Anthony Fowler, who lost to the aforementioned Fitzgerald back in March, and Thomas Hart are on along with former Team GB starlet Dalton Smith.
But Kieran Farrell, the former fighter who is now a successful manager and promoter, has managed to get two slots on the card for his fighters.
Nathan Farrell, the brother of the former undefeated Heywood man, will make his professional debut and there is action scheduled for Khaleel Majid, who is just 22 years old and currently holds a pro ledger of 3-0.
The headline act for the card has yet to be confirmed and further details will be revealed in due course.
