British, English and European Championship Circular released on June 9, 2022
In this month's latest news, Shakan Pitters gets another shot at the British light-heavyweight title, currently held by the brilliant Dan Azeez; straight from signing with Matchroom Boxing, James Metcalf is given a shot at Troy Williamson's super-welterweight Lonsdale belt; there's a queue forming for Ekow Essuman's welterweight strap as eliminator fights are confirmed.
In English Championships news, Nathan Gorman is mandated to face heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley; Portsmouth's Joel McIntyre lands a shot at the light-heavyweight strap that he held once before in 2016; and Joshua Ejakpovi will face Daniel Egbunike in an eliminator for Sam Gilley's 155lbs belt.
Plus, Boris Crighton vs John Docherty for the Celtic super-middleweight crown should be a cracking contest. Full details below:
HEAVYWEIGHT
JOE JOYCE (Holder)
CRUISERWEIGHT (Vacant)
MIKAEL LAWAL v DEION JUMAH
Following agreement being reached between the parties, the above contest to be promoted by Ben Shalom will take place on a date and at a venue to be advised.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DAN AZEEZ (Holder) v SHAKAN PITTERS
The Stewards decided to put out the above contest to Purse bids to be submitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions to the Board’s Head Office by 12:00noon on Wednesday, 13th July 2022, the contest to take place by the end of November 2022.
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
LENNOX CLARKE (Holder) v MARK HEFFRON
The above contest to be promoted by Frank Warren, will take place on Saturday, 16th July 2022 at the Copper Box Arena, London.
GERMAINE BROWN v ZAK CHELLI
The above eliminator contest to be promoted by Ben Shalom, will take place on Saturday, 11th June 2022 at Wembley Arena. This contest is also for Germaine Brown’s English Super Middleweight Championship.
MIDDLEWEIGHT
DENZIL BENTLEY (Holder)
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT
TROY WILLIAMSON (Holder) v JJ METCALF
The Stewards decided to put out the above contest to Purse bids to be submitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions to the Board’s Head Office by 12:00noon on Wednesday, 13th July 2022, the contest to take place by the end of November 2022.
WELTERWEIGHT
EKOW ESSUMAN (Holder) v SAMUEL ANTWI
The Stewards decided to put out the above contest to Purse bids to be submitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions to the Board’s Head Office by 12:00noon on Wednesday, 13th July 2022, the contest to take place by the end of November 2022.
LEWIS CROCKER v CHRIS KONGO
The Stewards decided to put out the above final eliminator contest to Purse bids to be submitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions to the Board’s Head Office by 12:00noon on Wednesday, 13th July 2022, the contest to take place by the end of November 2022.
HARRY SCARFF v LIAM TAYLOR
The Stewards decided to put out the above eliminator contest to Purse bids to be submitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions to the Board’s Head Office by 12:00noon on Wednesday, 13th July 2022, the contest to take place by the end of November 2022. This contest is also for Harry Scarff’s English Welterweight Championship. The Purse will be split 60% / 40% in favour of the English Champion.
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT (Vacant)
DALTON SMITH v SAM O’MAISON
The Stewards decided to approve a request from Promoter Eddie Hearn for the above contest, which will take place on Saturday, 6th August 2022 in Sheffield. The winner to waive grace and defend against Kaisee Benjamin when called upon to do so.
LIGHTWEIGHT
GAVIN GWYNNE (Holder) v CRAIG WOODRUFF
Following agreement being reached between the parties, the above contest to be promoted by Lee Eaton will take place on a date and at a venue to be advised.
CORI GIBBS v MARK CHAMBERLAIN
The Stewards decided to put out the above eliminator contest to Purse bids to be submitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions to the Board’s Head Office by 12:00noon on Wednesday, 13th July 2022, the contest to take place by the end of November 2022.
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
ANTHONY CACACE (Holder)
FEATHERWEIGHT (Vacant)
NATHANIEL COLLINS v NICK BALL
Following injury to Nathaniel Collins, a new date and venue is awaited from Promoter Frank Waren.
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT
MARK LEACH (Holder) v LIAM DAVIES
The above contest to be promoted by Frank Warren, will take place on Saturday, 11th June 2022 in Telford.
BANTAMWEIGHT
LEE MCGREGOR (Holder) v SEAN MCGOLDRICK
The Stewards decided to put out the above contest to Purse bids to be submitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions to the Board’s Head Office by 12:00noon on Wednesday, 13th July 2022, the contest to take place by the end of November 2022.
SUPER FLYWEIGHT (Vacant)
QUAISE KHADEMI v IJAZ AHMED
The above contest to be promoted by Frank Warren, will take place on Saturday, 11th June 2022 in Telford.
MARCEL BRAITHWAITE v THOMAS ESSOMBA
The above final eliminator contest to be promoted by Nisse Sauerland will take place on Friday, 17th June 2022 in Liverpool.
FLYWEIGHT
TOMMY FRANK (Holder)
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
HEAVYWEIGHT
FABIO WARDLEY (Holder) v NATHAN GORMAN
The Stewards decided to put out the above contest to Purse bids to be submitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions to the Board’s Head Office by 12:00noon on Wednesday, 13th July 2022, the contest to take place by the end of November 2022.
CRUISERWEIGHT (Vacant)
IAN MARTELL v LUKE WATKINS
The above contest to be promoted by Dennis Hobson, will take place on Friday, 29th July 2022 at the Tower Hotel, London.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (Vacant)
CHAD SUGDEN v JOEL MCINTYRE
The above contest to be promoted by Scott Calow, will take place on Friday, 15th July 2022 at the Lady Eastwood Centre, Newark.
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
GERMAINE BROWN (Holder) v ZAK CHELLI
The above contest to be promoted by Ben Shalom, will take place on Saturday, 11th June 2022 at Wembley. This contest is also an eliminator for the British Super Middleweight Championship.
MIDDLEWEIGHT (Vacant)
RIVER WILSON-BENT v TYLER DENNY
The above contest to be promoted by Ben Shalom, will take place on Saturday, 25th June 2022 in Coventry.
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT
SAM GILLEY (Holder)
JOSHUA EJAKPOVI v KINSLEY EGBUNIKE
The above eliminator contest to be promoted by Joshua Goodwin, will take place on Saturday, 23rd July 2022 at York Hall, London.
WELTERWEIGHT
HARRY SCARFF (Holder)
See British Championships.
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT
BILLY ALLINGTON (Holder) v LUCAS BALLINGALL
No Purse bids were received for the above contest.
LIGHTWEIGHT
MYRON MILLS (Holder) v HAMED GHAZ
The above contest to be promoted by Ben Shalom, will take place on a date and at a venue to be advised.
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
LIAM DILLON (Holder) v LEVI GILES
The above contest to be promoted by Dennis Hobson, will take place on Friday, 9th September 2022 in Rotherham.
FEATHERWEIGHT (Vacant)
ANDRE GRANT v AMIN JAHANZEB
The above contest to be promoted by Mark Prior will take place on Saturday, 10th September 2022 in Cardiff.
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT (Vacant)
ZAHID HUSSAIN v RAZAQ NAJIB
The above contest to be promoted by Stephen Wood, will take place on a date and at a venue to be advised.
BANTAMWEIGHT (Vacant)
SUPER FLYWEIGHT
CRAIG DERBYSHIRE (Holder)
FLYWEIGHT
KYLE YOUSAF (Holder)
CELTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (Vacant)
BORIS CRIGHTON v JOHN DOCHERTY
The Stewards decided to put out the above contest to Purse bids to be submitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions to the Board’s Head Office by 12:00noon on Wednesday, 13th July 2022, the contest to take place by the end of November 2022.
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