How to watch Tommy Frank vs Matt Windle
'Super' Frank meets the 'MatMan'
BBN have provided viewers with all the details needed to tune in and watch Sheffield superstar Tommy Frank (13-2, 3KOs) clash with Birmingham's Matt Windle (6-3-1) in mid-September.
All the details you could possibly need to watch the Friday fight night event listed below:
Date
The bout takes place on Saturday, September 18.
Venue
Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, where 'Super' Tommy Frank has fought seven times before.
Rounds scheduled
12x three-minute rounds at flyweight (112lbs).
Titles
The vacant British flyweight title is up for grabs, last held by Andrew Selby.
Ringwalks
The ringwalks for the main event are expected from 10pm UK time, but that will depend on the undercard results.
TV Coverage
Coverage for the undercard fights begins live and exclusive on SecondsOut YouTube Channel at 5:30pm
The main event starts live on the Fightzone TV at 7:25pm.
Live Stream
You can live stream the fight HERE
Price
Subscription to Fightzone TV costs £4.99 per month – Sign up HERE and use the code BRITISHBOXINGNEWS
Undercard Highlights
Kash Ali (19-1, 10KOs) meets heavy-hitting German champion Roman Gorst (7-1, 6KOs) in an IBF European heavyweight title defence, as he aims to climb the rankings towards a world title shot Read more…
Background
Tommy Frank may be coming off two back to back defeats, but the level of opposition was of high quality, and this British title fight is back down to a level where he should thrive.
Matt Windle had a good win in his last fight, flooring and unaminously decisioning undefeated Neil McCubbin. Prior to that, he lost back to back Midlands Area title challenges and has only won two from his last six fights. The 30-year-old 'MatMan' won his first four fights when kicking off his career in December 2015, then fell to top journeyman Brett Fidoe in his fifth fight, and the results have been patchy ever since.
'Super' Tommy Frank is a former Commonwealth champion and has also collected titles with the WBC and IBO. His vaster experience and fighting in Sheffield for a 14th time will give the home fighter a huge advantage in this championship contest.
Quotes
Tommy Frank: “I was really hurt after the fight and it’s taught me a massive lesson; with the level I’m boxing at you can’t afford to leave it in the judge’s hands, you have to really cement it so there’s no arguments at the final bell.
“To get me straight back into a British Title shot just shows what a great team I have behind me; massive credit to Dennis [Hobson], Steve [Crump] and Glyn [Rhodes]. This is going to be a brilliant fight between me and Matt [Windle]. He’s coming off the back of a good win, we’ve both been active recently, so it’s set up nicely.
“The first thing to say about Matt is that he’s a genuinely nice guy. We’ve sparred together recently, and he’s an intelligent man. He’s also ‘one hundred per cent’ a dangerous and game opponent. I just believe that if I do what I know I can do, then I’ll be there on the night with any flyweight.
“It has all the ingredients to be my night and for me to become the first Sheffield fighter to win this title. I truly believe this will be my coming out night.
“You can break down the fight and maybe say I have size advantage but Matt will be used to fighting bigger guys, and he’ll have his own game plan for me. I’ll do what I’ll do though and that will be enough to beat Matt – as game, tough and lively as I’m expecting him to be. I’ll get that British Title around my waist.”‘
Matt Windle: “When we sparred, me fighting Tommy wasn’t even in my thought processes or plans and we were at different weights, which is one of the reasons we went to spar him. I never thought I could be fighting him two months later!
“On the back of the sparring, there are certain shots I think I could maybe work on but of course he’ll also be on the same wavelength. He’ll be working on particular shots where he had success in the spar, so we almost can negate each other in that respect. I’m mentally strong and haven’t got carried away by my successes against Tommy, or any shots that he caught me with. On both sides of the coin, I just say to myself ‘it’s sparring’.
“The British Title doesn’t exist at light-flyweight and what pro boxer would turn down a British Title fight! The Lonsdale Belt is the most prestigious belt in boxing. When you get offered a fight for the Lonsdale Belt, even at relatively short notice, I’m not in this sport to say no to an opportunity like that. I’d be more disappointed to be sitting in the pub when I’m 50 having turned down a British Title chance, than to lose fighting for it, if that were ever to be the case.”
Predictions
Tim Rickson,BBN Editor: “Matt Windle had a good win last time out against unbeaten Neil McCubbin, who was a decorated amateur. However, Tommy Frank is at home, in comfortable surroundings that he is so familiar and at ease with, and has double the wins and experience over Windle. He has just experienced 12 rounds at a high level against Hugo Guarneros and this will be a lower level of opposition for him and a fight that he should win comfortably on points. West Midlander Windle dropped his last opponent in the fifth round, but hasn't yet secured any stoppages on his record, and 'Super' Frank hasn't stopped anyone in over two years, so it's highly likely this goes the distance.”
Stats
Frank:
Age: 28
Bouts: 15
Rounds: 101
KOs: 20%
Height: 5' 7"
Windle:
Age: 30
Bouts: 10
Rounds: 68
KOs: 0%
Height: 5' 4"
Rankings
Frank: BoxRec #2; IBO #39
Windle: BoxRec #2
Running Order
Main Event:
Kash Ali vs Roman Gorst
10×3 IBF European heavyweight title
Co-Main Event:
Tommy Frank vs Matt Windle
12×3 British flyweight title
Undercard:
Levi Giles vs Shaun Cooper
10×3 Midlands Area super-featherweight title
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