By Elliot Foster
Nathan Gorman has signed a deal with Frank Warren.
The heavyweight, who is trained by Ricky Hatton, will see his fights screened on BoxNation and BT Sport, as part of the agreement.
Gorman, who added another victory to his unblemished ledger on July 15 at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, will be back in action in the new season.
The deal was confirmed by Warren and Hatton, who also manages the 21-year-old, at a press conference earlier this month.
And it is likely that Gorman’s first appearance of the deal will come on October 21 in Leeds.
The Nantwich man is set to take on Nick Webb for the vacant English title on a card headlined by Josh Warrington and featuring the British super-lightweight title clash between champion Tyrone Nurse and Jack Catterall.
No venue has yet been formally announced for the clash, but Boxing Scene understands that the First Direct Arena in the city is the front runner to host the event.
IN OTHER NEWS: Darren Townley is delighted to be competing a Challenge Super Lightweight belt in his home town this weekend.
The 29 year old will face the experienced Ibrar Riyaz on BCBPromotions’ ‘Summer Sizzler II’ at the Plymouth Guildhall on Saturday (29th July). Townley has been defeated once in his seven fight professional career so far but despite him being the heavy favourite, the Plymouth pugilist admits he is wary of his opponent and is ready for the unexpected on fight night.
“Preparation has gone really well,” he told bcb-promotions.com. “This one is ideal because in the last couple of fights we had an opponent change like four or five weeks in.
“This time we were given Riyaz from the beginning and we have been able to focus on him and get everything perfect for this.
“I know he is tough, all the lads that fight on the road are. He will be game and he will give me a test and I am not expecting to go in there and blow him away.
“I want to go out there and look good and out-point him and look classy. The main thing is to make sure I get the win and get the belt.
