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Mick Hennessy, the promoter of newly-minted British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell, has revealed that he had complete and utter faith in his fighter going into last weekend’s showdown against John Ryder for the vacant belt.
Blackwell stopped Ryder in the seventh round to pick up the Lonsdale belt on a Eddie Hearn-promoted show at London's O2 Arena. Hennessy came close to securing the rights to stage the fight himself, but was outbid by Hearn. Despite this, he took his fighter into the lion’s den and his faith was rewarded with the win. [Click Here To Read More]
Blackwell stopped Ryder in the seventh round to pick up the Lonsdale belt on a Eddie Hearn-promoted show at London's O2 Arena. Hennessy came close to securing the rights to stage the fight himself, but was outbid by Hearn. Despite this, he took his fighter into the lion’s den and his faith was rewarded with the win. [Click Here To Read More]