A contingent of five British semi-professional boxers led by super-featherweight brawler John “Hitman” Hicks has vowed to cause a massive upset on Saturday when they face their experienced Ghanaian opponents on Saturday at the Bukom Boxing Arena.
The tough-talking contingent which also includes middleweight Keiran “Lights Out” Lienster, Anthony (Tony Macaroni) Ayinde, Felix Okine and Oliver Duffy arrived in Accra on Saturday to grace the fourth edition of Azumah Nelson’s Fight Night and were unanimous in their convictions that they would punch above their semi-professional tag when they face-off against their Ghanaian opponents.
Hicks, 25, who faces Ghanaian national super-featherweight champion Wahab Oluwaseun (15-0-0) in an eight-round super-featherweight clash promised that their bout would not travel the distance as the Ghanaian would be no match for him.
“I have watched short clips of my opponent and what I can say is that he is very robotic,” a confident Hicks (14-2-0) said at Tuesday’s briefing in Accra.
“I am here to win and they call me the Hitman because when I hit something, it stays hit”.
Hicks’ Ghanaian opponent, Oluwaseun was similarly confident about his chances, vowing that his opponent would not last beyond the fifth round.
“I haven’t seen any of his bouts but he won’t go beyond round five, I won’t sit here and allow him to come and beat me. It won’t happen”.
Another British boxer, Keiran Leinster who faces Ghanaian Emmanuel Anim in an international middleweight contest also promised to put on a show, stating that his performance would enable him to win over his opponent’s fans.
He said: “I am aware I would have no fans in the arena on Saturday but after the fight, all his fans would be mine because of the punishment he would take in the ring”.
Other bouts on the undercard will see Ghanaian Raphael King engage Brit Anthony Ayinde in a six-round international super lightweight affair, Wasiru Mohammed will lock horns with Felix Okine in an all Ghanaian affair and Azumah Nelson Junior, son of the legendary boxer, Azumah Nelson will fight Brit Oliver Duffy in an international amateur lightweight bout.
According to the organisers of the Azumah Nelson’s Fight Night, although the results of the encounters would not impact the fight records of the boxers, the hefty purses at stake would serve as motivation to the boxers who will grace the night.
The CEO of Hemann Promotions, Heta Hema-Mann, promotor of the bout said the Ghanaian boxers would also benefit from the invaluable experience they would get from fighting United Kingdom-based.
British contingent promise upsets at Azumah Nelson Fight Night
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