Sam Gilley, the Commonwealth junior middleweight champion, has signed a promotional agreement with Frank Warren and Queensberry.
Gilley, 17-1 (8 KOs), last saw action at York Hall in October when he defeated Louis Greene over 12 rounds to secure his Commonwealth status.
Previously the 30-year-old became English champion at the end of 2021 with a stoppage victory over Evaldas Korsakas and he went on to make two successful defences, against Drew Brown and Sean Robinson.
Gilley, from Walthamstow, suffered the only loss of his career to Danny Ball on points in 2021 at the Copper Box Arena.
Gilley said signing with Warren was “a dream come true.”
“I am now 30 years old, which is scary to say, and it is the first time I have been actually signed by a promoter,” Gilley said. “So to be signed by Frank, with what he is doing in British boxing, is massive.
“I think it is going to be a good team-up with this being the main three years of my career coming up, so I am ecstatic and I just can’t wait to get going.
“I have been ready to go for a year and I have been promised fight dates that haven’t happened, so thankfully Frank has taken me on and I can start getting some regular fights and putting on some good shows.
“We have been mandatory for the British for a long time. I had an injury at the start of the year that stopped me fighting Jack McGann, which is why Louis jumped in. We obviously know what Louis done and now I am stuck with him again!
“I am not like a flashy boxer. I throw a lot of bombs and, of my last five or six opponents, every one of them has been on the floor and I’ve been in two Fight of the Year contenders in that time. So I am always in exciting fights and people do enjoy it when I am in the ring.”
Warren added: “I am delighted to add Sam to our ranks because he is a quality and an exciting fighter who wants to be in big fights. He has clearly shown his pedigree over recent years with some excellent wins and he will now be given every opportunity to push on and step up in class.
“I am confident that Sam will quickly add more belts to his collection and become an exciting and very popular feature on Queensberry and TNT Sports shows.”
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