The latest Magnificent Seven offering from Frank Warren takes place in Birmingham on Saturday, July 20.
The bill is headlined by super bantamweight contender Liam Davies against Shabaz Masoud, and it also boasts the eagerly-anticipated rematch for the British middleweight title between champion Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls.
The show takes place at the Resorts World Arena and features new Queensberry Promotions signing Chantelle Cameron and English heavyweight champion Sol Dacres takes on David Adeleye in his first fight since joining up with Adam Booth.
English welterweight champion Owen Cooper meets Ekow Essuman, British and Commonwealth bantamweight champion Ashley Lane defends against Liverpool firebrand Andrew Cain and there’s a return to the ring for light heavyweight prospect Ezra Taylor.
Headliner Davies is 17-0 (8 KOs) and last won in spectacular fashion against Erik Robles Ayala in March. Stoke’s talented Masoud is (12-0, 4 KOs). Heaney and Paul fought to a fan-friendly draw earlier in the year and Cameron has her first fight since her rematch defeat to Katie Taylor in November.
English welterweight champion Cooper (10-0, 4 KOs) from Worcester, fresh off a breakthrough stoppage of previously undefeated young rival Eithan James in March, takes on experienced former British and Commonwealth champion Ekow Essuman (19-1, 7 KOs), who made four successful defences of the Lonsdale Belt he won by defeating Chris Jenkins in July 2021.
British and Commonwealth bantamweight champion Lane (18-10-2, 3 KOs) from Bristol defends his titles against the Liverpool knockout specialist Cain (11-1, 10 KOs), who returned to the ring earlier this month after recovering from a severe fracture to his hand. Lane, 33, comes into the fight following two brutal stoppage victories over English champion Jordan Purkiss and Chris Bourke.
Also featuring will be Nottingham’s light heavyweight Taylor (8-0, 6 KOs) making a first defense of his title, plus three-time national champion Dan Kerrigan making his professional debut over four rounds at super lightweight.
“The depth and quality of this fight card in Birmingham is unrivalled in this country,” said promoter Frank Warren. “The Magnificent Seven concept is proving hugely popular and getting stronger each time.
“Nathan Heaney rightly jumps back in with Brad Pauls following their hugely entertaining encounter last time out, which was declared a draw, with Liam Davies defending his IBO world title in a cracking domestic scrap against the highly-skilled Shabaz Masoud.
“We’ve got three really tasty scraps to feast our eyes on with Sol Dacres and David Adeleye looking to make some serious noise at heavyweight and Owen Cooper vs Ekow Essuman has the makings of a welterweight barnstormer. Ashley Lane against Andrew Cain has, quite simply, got fight written all over it.
“We will also get the chance to welcome one of the most exciting female fighters in the business, Chantelle Cameron, to the Queensberry ranks, plus the charismatic light heavyweight star in the making Ezra Taylor taking his next step towards stardom.
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