Zak Chelli collides with unbeaten rival Mark Jeffers and Ben Whittaker dangers his excellent document on the Marshall vs Crews-Dezurn bill on July 1, dwell on Sky Sports.
Chelli had been set to problem for the Commonwealth super-middleweight title, however champion Heffron needed to pull out with damage, and Jeffers has stepped in as a substitute, whereas light-heavyweight Whittaker faces Vladimir Belujsky.
Jeffers, who’s undefeated in 15 fights, ought to present one other harmful problem for Chelli, who boosted his popularity with a dominant factors win over Anthony Sims Jr in February.
Zak Chelli beats Anthony Sims by unanimous choice to clinch the WBA Continental Super Middleweight title.
Whittaker, who demolished Jordan Grant in May, takes on Ireland-based Belujsky, a sturdy campaigner who has 3 times as many KO wins on his document as Whittaker has bouts.
In the principle occasion, Savannah Marshall challenges heavy-handed Franchon Crews-Dezurn for the undisputed super-middleweight titles.
Ben Whittaker was flawless on his return to the ring, dispatching Jordan Grant inside three rounds.
On an thrilling undercard, Natasha Jonas can additionally develop into a two-weight world champion when she battles Kandi Wyatt for the IBF welterweight belt, and Callum Simpson can show his explosive energy towards Boris Crighton.
“Mark Jeffers is harmful and gifted,” mentioned Ben Shalom, BOXXER founder and CEO.
“He will probably be stepping as much as a big alternative to combat Zak Chelli after Mark Heffron pulled out through damage. I’m delighted to show round such a nice combat – probably combat of the night time – in a matter of days. Credit has to go to each guys for taking on such a massive problem.
“Zak Chelli is on a mission to prove himself the best super-middleweight in the country and he’s fearless in taking on anyone along the way. Chelli is a throwback fighter, he has that ‘anyone, anytime’ mentality and Jeffers is ready to meet him head-on, so I give full credit to both of them. They both know this is going to be a tough fight.
“Ben Whittaker’s last performance got him on the radar of every sports fan in the country. He’s a once-in-a-lifetime type of talent and he’s said himself that he wants to be fighting at the top level as soon as possible. This will be his first fight over eight rounds. Vladimir Belujsky is tough, he’s tricky, but I think we’re going to see something special from Ben Whittaker once again in Manchester.”
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