All the details you need to watch the MTK Golden Contract featherweight tournament
Boxing’s newest tournament hits the TV screens for the first time and BBN have given you all the details you need to tune in and watch the action unfold.
Date
The tournament quarter-finals take place on Friday, October 4, with the semi-finals scheduled for February / May and the all-important finals planned for May / June
Venue
The event will be held at the York Hall in London on an MTK Global show
Rounds scheduled
10 three-minute rounds at the featherweight limit
Titles
The winner is line to receive a two-year, five-fight deal with six-figure purses for each fight guaranteed
Ringwalks
The show starts at 6pm (GMT), main events at 8pm
TV Coverage
Coverage starts at 6pm on iFL TV and then it's live and exclusive on Sky Sports Action and ESPN+ in the US, with broadcast starting at 8pm
Live Stream
You can watch online via the Sky Sports website here: https://www.skysports.com/watch
There is one other way that you can watch if you are not a Sky TV customer, or if you are just out and about on Saturday night by simply finding a suitable pub that is showing the event by visiting pubfinder.sky.com
Price
Free to view for Sky Sports subscribers
Tickets
Tickets are priced £40, £60, £90 – VIP
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Undercard Highlights
Unbeaten prospects Sam Gilley (9-0); Mitchell Frearson (3-0-1); George Fox (2-0); and debutant Randal Barlow all occupy the undercard.
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Everything you need to know about MTK’s Golden Contract featherweight tournament HERE
Press Conference Quotes
Hairon Socarras: “I came here to fight. Everybody was asking why I picked Walsh, but why not him? I’m here to fight whoever they put in front of me.”
– other quotes from the presser HERE
Who are the contestants?
Ryan Walsh – British featherweight champion & WBO #6
Leigh Wood – Commonwealth featherweight champion & IBF #15
Hairon Socarras – WBA #7
James Dickens – IBF European featherweight champion & IBF #9
Razaq Najib – EBU European Union & English featherweight title contender
David Oliver Joyce – WBO European featherweight champion & WBO #11
Tyrone McCullagh – WBO European super-bantamweight champion & WBO #8
Carlos Ramos – EBU European Union featherweight champion
Betting Odds Supplied by 888Sport
9/2 Ryan Walsh7/2 Leigh Wood
6/1 Hairon Socarras
5/1 Jazza Dickens
4/1 Carlos Araujo
9/2 David Oliver Joyce
9/2 Tyrone McCullagh
100/1 Carlos Ramos
Running Order
FIRST BELL – 6pm
Preliminary bouts (iFL TV)
Bout 1
Featherweight, 8 Rounds
J. ROBINSON (WAL) vs. S. DAVIS (ENG)
Bout 2
Heavyweight, 4 Rounds
G. FOX (ENG) vs. D. DARCH (WAL)
Bout 3
Welterweight, 6 Rounds
S. GILLEY (ENG, 10st 10lb) vs. A. SOLANO (NIC)
Bout 4
Middleweight, 4 Rounds
M. FREARSON (ENG, 11st 6lb 9oz)vs. R. DOUGLAS JR (ENG, 11st 4lb 9oz)
Sky Sports & ESPN+ broadcasts begin 8pm
Bout 5
Featherweight #GoldenContract quarter-final, 10 Rounds
T. McCULLAGH (IRE, 8st 13lb 8oz) vs. R. NAJIB (ENG, 8st 13lb 6oz)
Bout 6
Featherweight #GoldenContract quarter-final, 10 Rounds
J. DICKENS (ENG, 8st 13lb 6oz) vs. C. RAMOS (ESP, 8st 13lb 1oz)
Bout 7
Featherweight #GoldenContract quarter-final, 10 Rounds
H. SOCARRAS (CUB, 8st 13lb 3oz) vs. R. WALSH (ENG, 9st)
Bout 8
Featherweight #GoldenContract quarter-final, 10 Rounds
L. WOOD (ENG, 8st 13lb 8oz) vs. D. JOYCE (IRE, 8st 13lb 6oz)
Bout 9
Super-welterweight – Live Float
R. BARLOW (ENG) vs. Z. B'VICIUS (LIT)