Boxxer Series : Lightweight Tournament Preview
Boxxer's fast paced, exciting tournament rolls into town next weekend, with Coventry's Sky Dome arena the chosen location for the second installment of the tournament.
Cori Gibbs took the crown and the 40 thousand pounds jackpot last time in the super lightweight edition of the tournament, seeing off three different opponents on the same night.
In Liverpool's Echo Arena he defeated Sean Dodd, Lee Appleyard and Tom Farrell on his way to winning the tournament.
How does the format work?
8 fighters from the same weight division are chosen to compete in the tournament, some being up and coming prospects and some being slightly more experienced fighters.
The aim of the tournament is to give smaller fighters a chance to showcase their talents on a huge platform and win a coveted prize, a contract with one of the UK's top promotional companies Boxxer.
Two days before fight night, a draw is made at random to determine the first 4 quarter finals. Each tie is number, QF1, QF2, QF3 and QF4. The winner of QF1 vs QF2 will fight the winner of QF3 vs QF4 and the two winners of the semi final will meet in the final.
The fast and action packed tournament uses the 3x3 minute rounds format in all bouts. All the boxers will need to make the most of the short fights to gain the edge over their opposition. Previous winners of the tournament include Nick Webb, Cori Gibbs and Mike Lawal.
Who are the fighters?
Ryalan Charlton (7-2-1) - Norwich
Dylan Cheema (2-0) - Coventry
Otis Lookham (1-0) - Nottingham
Tion Gibbs (8-0) - Birmingham
Scott Melvin (4-0) - Chelmsley Wood
Shaun Cooper (12-3) - Willenhall
Joe Hughes (7-0) - Nottingham
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