Comments Thread For: Louis Norman Baits Kevin Satchell To Accept Contest

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LONDON - English flyweight champion Louis Norman is on the lookout for opponents willing to face him in 2015 and is gunning for a date with current British, Commonwealth and European titleholder Kevin Satchell.

The 21-year-old Norman boxes next on July 25 in Derby – likely over the six-round distance – but is already eyeing up championship showdowns later this year, with Satchell top of the hit-list.

“I've been ready to fight Kevin Satchell for about two years,” said Norman, who regularly spars hot prospect Kal Yafai and former IBF world champion Stuart Hall. “I've wanted that fight for a long time, back when he just had the British and Commonwealth titles.
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[Mick Higgs]

Unfortunately Kevin Satchell's not British champion anymore. In a complete farce the BBBofC stripped him of the title for not defending, while allowing Paul Butler to keep his 115Lb title. Check out boxrec to see when Butler defended last & the BBBofC website for a full list of champion's.

[Brickfist]

The British title is vacant. Would like to see Norman vs Waleed Din for it. Good fight.

[Mick Higgs]

And Conlan/Yafai for the vacant super fly title if Butler's ever stripped!

[Chrismart]

I just read a piece on Conlan and Butler this morning coincidently :

Paul Butler: “I Can Beat Conlan Any Way I Choose!”

Ex IBF bantam king Paul Butler was not amused when he learned that insubordinate Jamie Conlan was boasting on this site that he'd stop the Merseysider in Liverpool.

Within hours of the post, 'The Baby Faced Assassin' was smoking down the phone to boxing writer Glynn Evans.

'It's pretty difficult to accurately assess Conlan because he's not boxed anyone of note yet. From what I've seen, he does nothing exceptionally well, just the basics. It's time for him to step up.

'I watched him fight on the undercard the night (Carl) Frampton beat Martinez for the world title, and his Mexican opponent (Jose Estrella) gave him real trouble for four or five rounds before Conlan got a hold of the fight. He doesn't move his head and he can't ride a shot.

'When we boxed as amateurs in the 2007 Commonwealth Feds in Liverpool, I beat Jamie on just two days notice when he was naturally the weight above me. I was boxing at 48kg back then, he was 51kg yet it was easy.

'If we both win our scheduled fights, it could definitely happen. It's a fight that very much interests me. In fact, I asked for it, for my comeback because Jamie has the WBO Inter-Continental belt which can get you a good ranking. But they said they wanted two or three more first. Truth.

'I'd say Conlan's on a similar level to Kal Yafai who the Board have mandated I defend my British title against. Both are untested.

'Because we're with rival promoters, the fight with Kal might not happen. The Conlan fight would be far easier to make.

'And it'd be a real exciting fight. We'd probably feel each other out for a few rounds but eventually we'd lock horns and it'd 'kick off'. Conlan doesn't know how to take a backward step whereas I'm equally good front foot or back foot. Basically, I can beat him any way I choose.

'That said, I think I'd win the fight pretty convincingly. I'm not going to say I'd stop him, just because he says he'll stop me but I do think it'll be pretty one-sided.

'And as for me carrying psychological scars after my knockout loss to Tete....no chance! I was done with one shot by a very special fighter. It's not as if I took a sustained belting.

'In the amateurs I bounced back from defeats to win titles. Look at what my hero Marco Antonio Barrera came back to achieve after an early career knockout loss to Junior Jones.

'As for Conlan being bigger and stronger than me, Conlan can read into that what he likes.

That's what everyone said before I beat Stuey Hall and there's no bigger bantam than Stuey so I'm hardly concerned by a super-fly.

'When the match is made, hopefully sooner rather than later, Conlan's gonna get properly dealt with."