Sam Noakes is back!
World title contender Sam Noakes (17-1, 15 KOs) will be back in the ring on May 3 on a Top Tier/Queensberry Promotions event at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, broadcast live on DAZN.
The former British, Commonwealth, European lightweight champion will fight over eight-rounds against an opponent yet to be confirmed.
It’ll be Midge’s first time back at the iconic east end venue since defending his European title there against Gianluca Ceglia in September 2024, five months on from winning the blue belt at the same spot against Yvan Mendy.
The Maidstone man will be fighting for the first time this year, six months on from his WBO world lightweight title defeat to Abdullah Mason in Riyadh in November 2025. Noakes was defeated unanimously, with two cards as close as 115-113 against, in what was a back and forth, trilling battle in Saudi Arabia.
It was the 28-year-old’s first loss in his six-year professional career. Despite the defeat, Sam was praised by Turki Alalshikh for his gutsy, aggressive, relentless performance, emerging with enormous credit from every spectator.
Also appearing on the stacked 10-fight card is Yaser Al Ghana (15-0, 3 KOs) and Bradley Townsend (19-0, 3 KOs), as the unbeaten super-lightweights put it all on the line in the main event for the English and WBO European titles. Both belts belong to Finchley’s Syrian-born “Yasii Boy”.