Sam Eggington hits back at doubters ahead of Abass Baraou clash
‘Savage’ Sam Eggington has always been a fan favourite and ahead of his next fight with Abass Baraou he has hit back at his doubters.
Eggington is something of a young veteran who has already had a storied career with plenty of ups and downs despite only just being 30. He has had 42 bouts all over Europe, won 34 of them, 20 by knock out, and lost eight times.
He is a bullish boxer who isn’t afraid to take one to land one which is why he was always in such entertaining fights on platforms like Sky and Channel 5.
He has fought plenty of big names like Ashley Theophane, Ted Cheeseman, Carlos Molina, Liam Smith, Paul Malignaggi, Frankie Gavin, Bradley Skeete and more since turning pro back in 2012.
Ahead of that he has been irritated by talk of his retirement while speaking to Boxing Social who suggested it was wrong he was being spoken of as the B-side.
“I’ve always been looked over, so I get it, but it’s none of my business. It’s nothing to me. I’m here to make sure contracts [he’s signed for future fights] are a wasted sheet of paper, I’m ready to go.
“All this being on the B-side and your man signing big contacts before hand, I’m ready to be here and prove everybody wrong. They’re obviously overlooking me. They wouldn’t be signing contracts [for a next fight] otherwise. That s**t gets me out of bed.”
A win in this fight is effectively a title eliminator for WBA world honours so might represent the last chance Eggington can get back to that level.