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The cuts which hampered Derry Mathew’s recent bid for Prizefighter glory have healed and it will come as no surprise to British fans that the popular scouser is raring to go again. ‘Dirty’ Derry will enter the ring for the sixth time in twelve months when he returns in an eight rounder on Dave Coldwell’s December 7th show at Manchester’s Bowlers venue.
Mathews, 31-8-1 (16), may have gone 2-3 during 2012, but simple numbers don’t even begin to tell the story of Mathews’ year. Following a painful defeat at the hands of unheralded Italian Emiliano Marsili for the IBO lightweight title in January, Mathews rebounded to rip the British title away from the streaking Anthony Crolla in what is so far Britain’s fight of the year.
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Mathews, 31-8-1 (16), may have gone 2-3 during 2012, but simple numbers don’t even begin to tell the story of Mathews’ year. Following a painful defeat at the hands of unheralded Italian Emiliano Marsili for the IBO lightweight title in January, Mathews rebounded to rip the British title away from the streaking Anthony Crolla in what is so far Britain’s fight of the year.
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