Lewisham light-heavyweight Dan Azeez secures Copper Box Arena bout against Lewis Edmondson
Dan Azeez will face undefeated rival Lewis Edmondson in a crunch light-heavyweight clash on Saturday, October 19 at the Copper Box Arena in London
The BOXXER show is topped by the super-lightweight contest between fast-rising star Adam Azim and Ohara Davies.
Lewisham’s Azeez (20-1-1, 13 KOs) will be looking to move back into major title contention.
The former British, Commonwealth and European champion lost a world-title eliminator against Joshua Buatsi in a ‘Fight Of The Year’ contender in February. Azeez then drew with Hrvoje Sep in a comeback fight at Selhurst Park in June.
Unbeaten Edmondson (9-0, 3 KOs), a gifted amateur who was part of the Team GB set-up, narrowly missed out on a place at the Rio 2016 Olympics, before turning over with a record of 52 wins from 60 bouts, has done everything asked of him so far in the professional ranks.
The Southampton man claimed a points win over Joel McIntyre last time out at the Cardiff International Arena in May and now has the chance to claim a high-profile victory against a big-name opponent in Azeez.
The pair met as amateurs with Edmondson coming out on top. Azeez is now eager to settle the score as pros.
Azeez said: “Lewis is a good, skillful, young fighter. He whooped me as an amateur and now it’s time to return the favour!”
Edmondson said: “I respect Dan as a fighter. He’s very experienced.
“He’s been there numerous times. We know each other well. We fought as amateurs and sparred in the early days of my pro career.
“I’m expecting a tough and rough fight. What you see is what you get with Dan. I respect him as a person but it’s the fight game and it’s time to announce myself on the big stage. He’s had his time and it’s mine now.”
PICTURE: KEITH GILLARD