
Conah Walker: ‘I’m going to beat Harry Scarff up all around the ring’
Conah Walker has come up the hard way but will finally get a shot at the British welterweight title against Harry Scarff Saturday at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham
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Conah Walker has come up the hard way but will finally get a shot at the British welterweight title against Harry Scarff Saturday at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham

Conah Walker is confident that his upcoming fight will be a coronation.

In June, the 29-year-old pushed the bogeyman of the welterweight division, Lewis Crocker, to the absolute limit in one of the best fights of 2024.

Jamie Conlan was involved in more than his fair share of thrilling bouts as a fighter, but if the head of Conlan Boxing thought that a seat on the safe side of the ropes would take the edge away from the sport he loves, he was mistaken.

Lewis Crocker insists that he is ready and willing to take on his Irish rival, Paddy Donovan, next after beating Conah Walker over 10 sizzling rounds on Saturday night.

Lewis Crocker battled his way to a thrilling decision victory over Conah Walker on Saturday at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England.

Lewis Crocker will face Conah Walker for the WBA International title at Resorts World Arena Birmingham on Saturday, which Crocker is aware could put him a step closer to an all-Irish bout against Paddy Donovan.

A war will break out in Birmingham on Saturday night. The welterweight matchup between the all-action aggression of Conah Walker, 13-2-1 (5 KOs), and the ferocious punching of Lewis Crocker, 19-0 (11 KOs), promises to deliver explosive action from the very first bell.

The longer you watch boxing, the more you learn to appreciate the intricacies and subtleties that separate the good from the great. We marvel at the way top level fighters can dictate a fight using only a jab or make tiny, fight-winning adjustments in the heat of battle. As cruel as it sounds, you even learn to take pleasure in watching a high-class technician slowly dissect an overmatched opponent. Still, everybody who watches boxing was initially drawn to the sport through a pretty basic desire to watch people fight and when the boxers forget to jab, square up their feet and trade hooks, everybody moves just a little closer to the edge of their seat.

If it is true that a happy fighter is a dangerous fighter, Conah Walker’s welterweight rivals might be best advised to steer clear of the 28-year-old. In an era where fighters publicly talk about boxing being a business and only fighting if the numbers make sense, Walker walks to the ring for every fight with a big smile on his face. The Wolverhampton man is on a tear at the moment and believes that his love of what he does is making the difference.