Jack Massey vs Bilal Laggoune fight details
'One Smack Jack' battles Belgian boxer Bilal
BBN have provided viewers with all the details needed to tune in and watch Jack Massey (18-1, 9KOs) vs Bilal Laggoune (25-2-2, 14KOs).
All the details you could possibly need to watch the Friday fight night listed below:
Date
The bout takes place on Friday, November 26.
Venue
Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton.
Rounds scheduled
12x three-minute championships rounds at cruiserweight (200lbs).
Titles
The vacant IBO World cruiserweight title is up for grabs, only just vacated by long-serving holder Kevin Lerena, who held the belt for over three years.
Ringwalks
The ringwalks for the main event are expected from 10pm UK time, but that will depend on the undercard results.
TV Coverage
The coverage starts live on Fightzone TV at 6pm.
Live Stream
You can live stream the fight HERE
Price
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Undercard Highlights
There's two more exciting title fights on the show as unbeaten super-middleweight Mark Jeffers (13-0, 4KOs) meets former Belgian champion Michel Garcia (16-1, 5KOs) in battle for the newly-formed WBO Global belt.
Secondly, unbeaten Scot Nathaniel 'The Nightmare' Collins (8-0, 3KOs) defends his Commonwealth featherweight title for the first time to Cape Town's Thembani Mbangatha (11-0, 5KOs).
Background
The IBO cruiserweight world title dates back to 1993 and has previously been held by top fighters including Antonia Tarver, Tommy Hearns, James Toney, Mairis Briedis and Marco Huck – and the winner can expect to be involved in huge unification contests further down the line.
Derbyshire's Massey has lost just once in 19 fights – a close British Title defeat to the highly touted Londoner, Richard Riakporhe, in 2019. Since then, ‘One Smack’ Jack has put together a brace of wins, including picking up the IBF European belt in his last fight in July.
Belgian boxer Laggoune represents the Brit’s biggest challenge to date. The same age as Massey, 28, Laggoune has fought 10 more times than his counterpart – with just two reverses in 29 bouts – and been in with decent operators. The Belgian also has heavy hands, having knocked out 14 men in the opposite corner, and is coming in off the back of a debatable ‘away from home’ decision loss to top-rated Tommy McCarthy for the European Title in October last year.
Quotes
Jack Massey: “I’ve had a little look at him and he’s a very good opponent. I saw him box McCarthy and the decision was a bit ‘hit and miss’, it was very close. He’s excellent opposition and this can only be a good fight.
“He’s definitely the best I’ve faced so far but, with the world title on the line, I’m training harder than I ever have before and believe I’ll go out and do a proper job on him. This is why I’m boxing and I intend to make a big statement.
“It would be amazing to win the IBO belt. When you look at the people that have held [a version of] it over the years like Anthony Joshua, Usyk has just won it from Joshua, Klitschko, Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather – the list goes on for ever. All the big names at different weights have fought for it, and it’s a great title to have.
“It would be absolutely massive to win it; it would open up some huge doors and could lead to unification fights against some big names. The night will be amazing, headlining on Fightzone, we’ll sell the place out and the atmosphere will be incredible.”
Predictions
Tim Rickson,BBN Editor: “Laggoune is a former EBU-EU champion but has failed to capture the European title twice now. Massey pushed Richard Riakporhe all the way in their thrilling British title fight and has since bounced back with two credible wins, but Laggoune is going to be the second best opponent he has faced in his career. He's going to find himself pushed all the way again and I can only hope that his valuable experience in his only career defeat will help him get through any tough patches to win this on points.”
Running Order
Main Event:
Jack Massey vs Bilal Laggoune
12×3 IBO World cruiserweight title
Nathaniel Collins vs Thembani Mbangatha
12×3 Commonwealth featherweight title
Mark Jeffers vs Michel Garcia
12×3 WBO Global super-middleweight title
Zak Miller vs Chritian Lopez Flores
6×3 Super-featherweight contest
Josh Holmes vs Ruslan Berchuk
6×3 Super-featherweight contest
Charlie Schofield vs TBA
6×3 Super-middleweight contest
Harry Mullins vs Marius Vysniaskas
4×3 Flyweight contest
Billy Deniz vs TBA
4×3 Cruiserweight contest
Ryan Oliver vs TBA
6×3 Middleweight contest
Jake Andrews vs TBA
4×3 Middleweight contest
Full results and fight report
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