All the details you need to watch the Sam Eggington vs Bilel Jkitou title fight
'Savage' clashes with unbeaten Frenchman
BBN have provided viewers with all the details needed to tune in and watch Birmingham's Sam Eggington (30-7, 18KOs) clash with Frenchman Bilel Jkitou (15-0, 6KOs) in a championship contest on the 253rd day of the year.
All the details you could possibly need to watch the Hennessy Sports show below:
Date
The bout takes place on Friday, September 10.
Venue
The Skydome in Coventry.
Rounds scheduled
12x three-minute rounds at middleweight (160lbs).
Titles
Sam's WBC Silver middleweight title is up for grabs, which he won in his previous fight with former world champion Carlos Molina in May.
Ringwalks
The ringwalks for the main event are expected from 10pm UK time.
TV Coverage
Coverage starts live on Channel 5 at 10pm.
SunSport will stream the undercard exclusively live and free from 5:15pm
Live Stream
You can live stream the main event HERE and the undercard HERE
You can keep up with the results by using the hashtag: #BoxingOn5 on social media.
Price
Free to view on terrestrial TV.
Undercard Highlights
There's plenty of talent on the undercard, such as former Southern Area cruiserweight champion Isaac Chamberlain (12-1, 6KOs), who has back to back KO wins; former British light-heavyweight champ Shakan Pitters (15-1, 5KOs), who scored an impressive stoppage in his last outing to bounce back from his sole defeat to Craig Richards; big-punching Irishman Stevie McKenna (8-0, 8KOs), who always brings excitement; as well as devastating heavyweight Tommy Welch (4-0, 4KOs), who is wreching machine just like his father before him, Scott Welch.
Background
'Savage' Sam is looking to challenge for world titles and he is on the right track after defeating WBC #9 Carlos Molina, who was a former world champion riding on an eight-fight winning streak. That victory earned him a top 15 ranking with the World Boxing Council and another win could propel him further forwards in the ratings to challenge world champion Jermall Charlo.
Unbeaten Frenchman Bilel Jkitou comes into the contest off the back of two KO wins.
Eggington, the Former British, Commonwealth, European and International Champion, was last in action in May and returns to the Skydome Arena where he won the title with a punch perfect performance against the rugged Mexican former World Champion Carlos Molina to win widely on the scorecards by unanimous decision.
The 27-year-old has the advantage in big-fight experience from his 37 fights and 15 Championship contests to overcome the aggressive and highly confident Jkitou who is intent on pulling off a major shock in his first fight in England.
From Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, Jkitou is the former WBC Mediterranean Middleweight Champion and has amassed an unbeaten 15-fight record with 6 knockouts since turning professional in February 2015.
The 29-year-old is in fine recent form with back-to-back KO’s in his last three fights. Last time out in March this year he destroyed Gyorgy Mizsei in the second round in his hometown; prior to that in February last year he smashed Felice Moncelli in the opening round and Ernesto Olvera was despatched in eight rounds in October 2019.
Jkitou is well known in his homeland as he was previously a semi-professional player with Red Star, the oldest league football club in Paris, where he played as a striker.
All-action Eggington knows he has to be at the top of his game to see off Jkitou’s challenge and is prepared to dig deep and go beyond as he promises to retain his belt in style.
Quotes
Eggington: “I know that Jkitou will be coming into the ring as a hungry challenger looking to knock me out and take my crown, but there’s no way he’s going to do that.
He’ll be going all out to beat me and make a name for himself but knowing that he wants to destroy my plans makes me train harder and makes me even more determined to smash him up. There’s no way he’s beating me or taking my belt. I’ve worked too long and hard in my career and I’m at the point of challenging for a World title so I cannot let all that blood, sweat and tears be for nothing.
“He’d better be prepared for a war in there on the night because I’m putting everything on the line.”
Jkitou: “I’m very confident, I feel good I’m ready all year round, it’s a big challenge to fight Sam with a good belt so I had to accept the fight. He is a very good boxer with qualities and flaws, I think he has never boxed a boxer as smart as me. The tactics will make the difference in this fight.
“I think I would beat him by knockout or by stoppage in the 8th or 9th round. If he underestimates me that's fine for me, it's the truth in the ring. If I beat Eggington I'll come back as a hero in France and with a good position on my standings, it's one of the most important fights of my career.”
Predictions
Tim Rickson,BBN Editor: “Without knowing a great deal or seeing a much of Jkitou, I can see that he has never fought at the same levels as Sam Eggington has and I expect the Brit to be able to handle him comfortably.”
Stats
Eggington:
Age: 27
Bouts: 37
Rounds: 211
KOs: 48.65%
Height: 5' 11"
Jkitou:
Age: 29
Bouts: 15
Rounds: 82
KOs: 40%
Height: 5' 9"
Weights
Sam Eggington 11st 4lbs 2oz
Bilel Jkitou 11st 3lbs 2oz
Running Order
#1 (5:15pm)
Brett McGinty vs Teodor Nikolov
4×3 Middleweight contest
#2 (5:35pm)
Michael Hennessy Jr. vs Maksims Dembovskis
6×3 Super-welterweight contest
#3 (6:05pm)
Shakan Pitters vs Farouk Daku
8×3 Light-heavyweight contest
#4 (6:45pm)
Tommy Welch vs Alvaro Terrero
4×3 Heavyweight contest
#5 (7:05pm)
Kaisee Benjamin vs Jarkko Putkonen
10×3 Welterweight contest
#6 (8pm)
Aaron McKenna vs Ivica Gogosevic
6×3 Middleweight contest
#7 (8:25pm)
River Wilson-Bent vs Gabor Gorbics
10×3 Super-lightweight contest
#8 (9:15pm)
Isaac Chamberlain vs Ben Thomas
6×3 Cruiserweight contest
#9 (10pm)
Stevie McKenna vs Moussa Gary
6×3 Super-lightweight contest
Main Event
Sam Eggington vs Bilel Jkitou
12×3 WBC Silver middleweight title
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