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Ekow Essuman won the Lonsdale Belt outright as he made a third successful defence of the British and Commonwealth welterweight titles with a unanimous decision over Samuel Antwi on the Joyce-Parker undercard in Manchester.
Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker will both enter the ring on Saturday at the heaviest weight of their respective careers. London’s Joyce tipped the scales at 271.6 pounds. He will outweigh his opponent by more than sixteen pounds, even as New Zealand’s Parker checked in at a career-high 255.4 pounds for their scheduled 12-round interim WBO heavyweight title fight Saturday evening at AO Arena in Manchester, England.
ANTHONY CACACE, EKOW Essuman, Nathan Heaney, Raven Chapman and Mark Heffron all feature in the supporting cast of the September 24 Joyce-Parker 'Nowhere to Run' blockbuster at the AO Arena, Manchester being shown exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office. Joyce vs Parker is promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions in association with BOXXER.
BRAD FOSTER WILL challenge for the vacant WBC International Super Bantamweight title against the dangerous Ionut Baluta at York Hall on Friday, 20 May live on BT Sport.
EKOW ESSUMAN WILL defend his British, Commonwealth and IBF European welterweight titles against Darren Tetley at York Hall on Friday April 29, live on BT Sport.