Unbeaten Lucien Reid lands English super-bantamweight title shot against holder Josh Kennedy and other Board news
Latest news from the British Boxing Board of Control in their newest English Championship Circular as of 14th March 2018
HEAVYWEIGHT (Vacant)
CRUISERWEIGHT
ARFAN IQBAL (Holder) v SIMON VALLILY
Following injury to Arfan Iqbal, a new date and venue is awaited from Promoter Nisse Saurland.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
LIAM CONROY (Holder) v MILES SHINKWIN
The above contest to be promoted by Johnney Lee Roye, will take place on Saturday, 31st March 2018 at Preston Guildhall.
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
DARRYLL WILLIAMS (Holder) v LENNOX CLARK
The above contest to be promoted by Frank Warren, will take place on a Saturday, 14th April 2018 at the O2 Arena, London.
MIDDLEWEIGHT
ELLIOTT MATTHEWS (Holder)
TYLER DENNY v MATTHEW RYAN
No bids were received for the above eliminator contest.
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT (Vacant)
JAMES METCALF v ASINIA BYFIELD
See British Championships.
WELTERWEIGHT (Vacant)
FREDDIE KEWITT v TAMUKA MUCHAPONDWA
Tamuka Muchapondwa withdrew from the above contest.
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT (Vacant)
SAM O’MAISON v JORDAN COOKE
The Stewards decided to approve a request from Promoter Clifton Mitchel for the above contest, which will take place on Saturday, 21st April 2018 at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.
KAYAMBA PROSPERE v NATHAN WEISE
The above eliminator contest to be promoted by Steve Goodwin, will take place on Saturday, 19th May 2018 at York Hall, London.
LIGHTWEIGHT (Vacant)
MYRON MILLS v MARCUS FFRENCH
Following the Championship being declared vacant in accordance with Regulation 22.16 the Stewards decided to approve a request from Promoter Clifton Mitchell for the above contest, which will take place on Friday, 4th May 2018 in Derby.
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
ZELFA BARRETT (Holder)
FEATHERWEIGHT (Vacant)
ZAHID HUSSAIN v LEIGH WOOD
The Stewards decided to put out the above contest to purse bids to be submitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions attached to the Board’s Head Office by 12:00noon on Wednesday, 11th April 2018, the contest to take place by the end of July 2018.
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT
JOSH KENNEDY (Holder) v LUCIEN REID
The above contest to be promoted by Frank Warren, will take place on a date and at a venue as yet to be advised.
BANTAMWEIGHT
THOMAS ESSOMBA (Holder)
SUPER FLYWEIGHT
BRADLEY WATSON (Holder)
FLYWEIGHT (Vacant)