Parliament Backs Burns Night
The Scottish Parliament has thrown its weight behind Ricky Burns as the Coatbridge boxer prepares for the biggest fight of his life.
Coatbridge and Chryston MSP Elaine Smith has lodged a parliamentary motion of support for the boxer as he makes his final preparations to land the WBO Super Featherweight title at the Kelvin Hall this Saturday.
The boxer has sold over 800 tickets for the fight and Coatbridge will come to a standstill as he steps into the ring to face undefeated Puerto Rican champion Roman Martinez.
Elaine Smith MSP said:
"Ricky is a hugely popular figure in Coatbridge and his title fight has got the entire town buzzing."
"Scotland hasn't had a world boxing champion for several years now and I'm sure colleagues from all parties will want to wish Ricky the very best of luck as he prepares to step into thering to rectify that.
"He is already a hero in Coatbridge and everyone has their fingers crossed that come Saturday we really will have a Burns Night to remember."
LONDON - Lee “Lights out” Purdy returns to the ring on the undercard of the exciting “Night of International Boxing” at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Friday 10th September. This will be Lee’s first time back in the ring since his gripping 12 round unanimous point’s decision loss for the Commonwealth title against Denton Vassell in April.
The co – feature fights involving two of the UK and Ireland’s finest boxers, John O’Donnell who is taking on Olympic Bronze Medalist American Terrence Cauthen over 12 rounds and Tyson Fury who will be fighting over 8 rounds, both bouts will be televised in America on SHOWTIME® at 11p.m. ET/PT (same day delay). The event will also be shown in Canada on the Super Channel Network and the UK Broadcaster will be announced soon.
The Colchester based welterweight is currently the Southern Area Champion but believes after his heroic performance back in April more title challenges are on the horizon.
Purdy said. “I’m back in the swing of things after the disappointment of losing in April. Training has gone well, I’ve had some great sparring and now I just can’t wait to get back in the ring. We are keeping busy with this fight and hopefully by the end of the year I will be in a position to challenge for either a Commonwealth or British title.”
Along with Lee Purdy, Prizefighter semi-finalist Daniel Cadman from Waltham Abbey will be out looking for the win on his quest to fight for titles, Phill “Intense” Fury will be out to record his 6th straight victory and the highly popular Light Welterweight Chris “the flash” Evangelou from Enfield will entertain the packed crowd and look to extend his unbeaten record on the undercard of the exciting “Night of International Boxing” at York Hall
Debutants John “Gorilla” Ryder (Middleweight) of Islington and Tyler Goodjohn will both be making the crossover to the paid ranks for the first time.
Tickets for this great night of international boxing are ON SALE NOW and can be purchased from the Ticketline Box Office on 0844 888 4402 or via www.hennessysports.com . Tickets are £35 for unreserved seats and £60 for Ringside.