Brad Foster: record, next fight and profile →
BRAD FOSTER will face Jason Cunningham for the British, Commonwealth and European Super-Bantamweight titles at Utlilita Arena, Birmingham on Saturday August 28, live on BT Sport.
THE HEAVY MOB are coming to town on July 24 at the SSE Arena, Wembley when the Big Juggernaut, Joe Joyce, resumes his mission to hit the pinnacle of the heavyweight pecking order. Joe, who has been matched tough throughout his professional career to date, really put a marker down in the division late last year when he toppled a formidable young force in Daniel Dubois.
TEENAGE super bantamweight hope Adan Mohamed wants British title holder Brad Foster to help him master his craft. The seven-time national champion insists that sparring with Britain’s best is crucial in his development as a professional. Adan who won 55 of 60 amateur contests has his second professional fight at Telford International Centre on Saturday June 5, when he meets Luke Fash over four rounds.
BRAD FOSTER reckons he is ready to conquer Europe after cleaning up domestically. Foster has boxed just 16 times as a professional, but already fought five British Super-Bantamweight title fights, winning a Lonsdale belt for keeps.
OUR FIGHT NIGHT doubleheader brought about plenty of thrills and one or two spills but, for the most part, our crop of young talent took some significant steps forward at the Copper Box Arena.
Zach Parker turned in a big display on his big night and he knocked down Vaughn Alexander twice on the way to a second-round stoppage of the American at the Copper Box in East London. Parker, 26, is largely unknown and was headlining a TV show for the first time. Yet as the WBO’s No 1 ranked super-middleweight contender, there could be some very big fights on the horizon for him. The 35-year-old Alexander looked a fair test and had never previously been stopped.
FRANK WARREN and Queensberry Promotions will stage back-to-back nights of boxing on BT Sport to ease the lockdown blues for fans. The Hall of Fame promoter’s groundbreaking events will take place on Friday March 26 and Saturday March 27 at London’s Copperbox Arena. They include a stack of title fights that will keep fans on the edge of their seats from beginning to end.
Brad Foster wasn’t happy, but at 22-years-old, and just four years after taking up boxing, he had a Lonsdale Belt for keeps after successfully defending his British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight titles against James Beech Jr at the BT Sport studios in East London.
For many boxers, the thought of boxing with no fans present might count as a step into the unknown. For Brad Foster, it is something of a relief. Foster has made dramatic steps so far in his fledgling professional career but has made a habit of fighting in his opponents’ backyards. No fans, means no one booing him.
Brad Foster has put the Lockdown night shifts at Tesco behind him and is looking forward to what he predicts will be a “massive event” when he faces James Beech Jr on Friday night, live only on BT Sport. Lichfield’s Foster (12-0-2, 5 KO’s) defends his British and Commonwealth Super-Bantam titles against fellow Midlander Beech Jr. (12-0, 2 KO’s) in the main event of British boxing’s first show back in 118 days.