MIDLANDS MAYHEM COMES TO THE ARENA BIRMINGHAM ON NOVEMBER 30
Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions are heading to the Midlands to
stage a bumper night of boxing at Arena Birmingham Saturday November 30,
live on BT Sport.
Tickets will go on general sale on Friday 18th October at 12pm via Ticketmaster
and Ticketfactory.
The bill is stacked with 50-50 clashes featuring six title fights,
including 4 domestic bouts and a world championship contest. With more
fights to be added, the show will feature:
- Sam Bowen v Anthony Cacace (British Super Featherweight Championship)
- Lerrone Richards v Lennox Clarke (British & Commonwealth Super Middleweight Championship
- Zolani Tete v John Reil Casimero (WBO World Bantamweight Championship)
- Chris Jenkins v Liam Taylor (British Welterweight Championship)
- Sam Maxwell v Connor Parker (WBO European Super Lightweight Championship)
- Hamzah Sheeraz will contest the vacant WBO European Super Welterweight Championship against an opponent to be named this week.
Sam Bowen (15-0, 11KOs) will be well supported when he defends his
British Super-Featherweight crown against Belfast’s Anthony Cacace
(17-1, 7KOs).
Ibstock’s Bowen, 27, won his belt in April 2018 and made his only defence in March stopping Jordan McCorry in nine rounds.
He says: “The plan is to win British outright, although if a world title chance came first I would jump at it.”
Cacace dropped a unanimous points verdict when he challenged Martin J
Ward for the British and vacant Commonwealth title in July 2017, but
bounced back with two wins.
Cacace said: “There is a lot of momentum with Sam right now. I know what I am up against.”
Lerrone Richards (12-0, 3KOs) will make the first defence of his
Commonwealth Super-Middleweight title and the vacant British
championship is on the line when he meets Lennox Clarke.
New Malden’s Richards is hugely talented, but Halesowen’s Clarke
(19-0-1, 7KOs) will have big support, just nine miles from his home.
“It is a fight that will obviously motivate me and there is a lot on the
line with it being for the British title. Winning would be another
launch pad for my career,” said Richards.
Clarke said: “I’m his first real test and I’m prepared to win any which way I have to.”
Zolani Tete (28-3, 21KOs) makes the fourth defence of his WBO World
Bantamweight title against John Riel Casimero after his promoter Frank
Warren won the purse bids.
It will be Tete’s first fight since October 2018 when he defeated
Russia’s Mikhail Aloyan in the World Boxing Super Series. Unfortunately
injury then ruled him out of the tournament.
“I have fully recovered from the shoulder injury and I will be testing
it on Casimero’s chin. I am back,” warned the South African.
Filipino Casimero (28-4,19KOs) stopped Charlie Edwards in a IBF
Flyweight title defence here in 2016 and is brimming after capturing the
Interim WBO crown.
Swansea’s Chris Jenkins (22-3-2, 8 KOs) risks his British Welterweight championship against mandatory challenger Liam Taylor.
Jenkins, 31, dethroned Johnny Garton in March winning on points, but
clung on to his title and picked up the vacant Commonwealth crown with a
technical decision over Paddy Gallagher in August.
He said: “I have spoken to boxers who have seen Liam in the gym and they rate him highly.”
Middleton’s Taylor (21-1, 10KOs) booked his British title crack last
November by avenging his only career defeat winning a split decision
against Tyrone Nurse in an eliminator.
Taylor says: “I have to be honest I didn’t think Chris would beat Johnny
Garton who I thought would be too big. He has improved a lot.”
Liverpool’s Sam Maxwell (12-0, 10 KOs) defends his WBO European
Super-Lightweight championship against Derbyshire’s Connor Parker (12-0,
1KO).
Maxwell became a household name in March with a title winning TKO of
Sabri Sediri 14 seconds from the end of their ten rounder going viral.
“I want to be entertaining and have a good win, but I don’t particularly
want to go viral in pulling out a win from the brink of defeat again!”
said Maxwell.
Parker, 24, warned: “I’m a few years younger than him and think that this is my time to shine on the big stage.”
Popular super welterweight Hamzah Sheeraz (9-0, 5KOs) will be involved
in his first title fight when he challenges for the vacant WBO European
super welterweight championship. Sheeraz’s opponent will be confirmed
this week.
Hall of fame boxing promoter Frank Warren added: ” I am absolutely
thrilled to be heading back to Birmingham. It’s been a while since we’ve
staged a show there and this is going to be an absolute cracker.
There’s going to be so much quality on this show and
I’m particularly excited about seeing our man Zolani Tete out again.”
A super talented undercard features bantamweight starlet Dennis McCann
(4-0, 3KOs). McCann’s Ibox Gym stablemate Eithan James (1-0) gets his
second appearance of the year. After successful Queensberry Promotions
debuts, both Shabaz Masoud (6-0, 1KO) and George
Davey (1-0) both return on the show. Also featuring on the show will be
popular Stoke middleweight Nathan Heaney (8-0, 2KOs), Birmingham
welterweight Ryan Kelly (14-2, 7KOs) and Warwickshire middleweight River
Wilson-Bent (5-0 2KOs).
Tickets will go on a venue pre-sale at 12pm on Thursday 17th October
followed by general sale on Friday 18th October at 12pm via TicketFactory
and Ticketmaster.
Ticket Prices:
£250 – Inner Ring Hospitality
£150 – Floor
£100 – Floor
£75 – Floor
£50 – Lower Tier
£40 – Upper Tier