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Jake Ball has been handed the opportunity to win a title this weekend. The Lightwater light-heavyweight was set for action over just eight rounds on Saturday, exclusively live on Sky Sports.
Marcel Braithwaite is determined to make a big impact when he makes his professional debut this weekend. The former Golden Gloves amateur competed in the senior ABA championships for three years on the bounce and is now looking to make an impression on the paid code.
Conor Benn is out of his fight this weekend. The welterweight, who has raced to 5-0 (3 KOs) since turning professional in April, had been set to return on November 26, live on Sky Sports.
Martin Gethin will come in as a late substitute to participate in his second fight in seven days. The former British lightweight title challenger, who is now campaigning a division north, will see action in London. Gethin (27-8-1, 11 KOs) was iced inside three of 12 scheduled rounds by Adam Little in a Commonwealth title eliminator in September but returned last weekend to claim a four-round points win over Liam Richards.
Tommy Coyle is out of his next fight. The super-lightweight, who is a former British title challenger, had been set to participate in a crossroads clash against John Wayne Hibbert next weekend, live on Sky Sports.
Lee Haskins will travel for the next defence of his world title. The IBF bantamweight champion retained it with a controversial points decision over Stuart Hall in a rematch on September 10, live on Sky Sports Box Office, as part of the undercard to Gennady Golovkin’s world middleweight title defence against Kell Brook at London’s O2 Arena.
Katie Taylor has been handed the name of her first professional opponent. The Irish amateur sensation, 30, made the decision to turn to the paid code last month. Taylor signed a deal with promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport and is set to embark on a new journey on November 26, at Wembley’s SSE Arena, exclusively live on Sky Sports.
Hughie Fury has inked a new managerial deal. The WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight champion, who is the undefeated cousin of former world heavyweight king Tyson Fury, has amassed a ledger of 20-0 with 10 early endings since starting in the paid code in 2013.
Callum Smith is set for another interim fight before his shot at a world title. The Liverpudlian, 26, is the number one contender to Badou Jack’s WBC super-middleweight title. But Smith, 21-0 (16 KOs), looks like he will have another warm-up before being thrown in at the deep end after the aforementioned Jack secured a unification fight.
Marco McCullough had to fight through a sticky patch to continue his recovery mission. The Belfast featherweight, who had lost two of his previous five, has now picked up a fringe belt having lost out in a challenge for the Commonwealth crown earlier this year.