According to the WBC page Tony Oakey will take on Isaac Chilemba on 26th March in London which I'm guessing is on the Small-Webb undercard for his WBC International Title. The link is below http://www.wbcboxing.com/international/WBC%20INTERNATIONAL%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%20NEWSLETTER8feb.pdf Great match making by Hatton I have been really impressed by the international opponents he has been able to bring in during his time as a promoter. I don't know what's happened to the Oakey-McIntosh matchup but to be honest I prefer this one I would more rather see Nathan get 1 or 2 wins before he steps back into title contention.
I would like to see McIntosh have 1 or 2 tune up fights before he steps back up to championship class he last fight was a pretty brutal one sided loss and he is just a novice another bad loss could end his career. But I love this match it's a shame that this has to be for such a bs title but you can't blame promoters or fighters for taking those title because it allows them a world ranking, if Oakey can win this he will probably get into the top 10 of the WBC ranking (Chilemba is #11 and Oakey is #22).
1 step closer to Oakey v Dawson/Pascal......... C'mon Tony!!!!! :happy :happy......The South Coast needs a world champ :yep
No. Chilemba is a very legit opponent he has a wide decision over Charles Adamu and in his last fight he took the undefeated record of Doudou Ngumbu. He is ranked #11 by the WBC and is a genuine top 25 Light Heavyweight. I love this match making by Hatton not just a poor foreigner coming over as an opponent this a genuine fighter coming with intentions to win and get closer to a title shotm this is an excellent piece of matchmaking a win over this guy would put Tony in the top 10 of the WBC.