Just seen a list of fights on Box Rec so some of them might be incorrect but if they are fair play to Ricky because it is a very decent standard and has a number of well matched fights. Roberto Norton takes on the infamous TBA but my guess would be a defense of his British title which would be a very solid main undercard to the main event. McDermott-Butler is on their and that is very solid fight with plenty at stake. Lawton-Matthews which is a very interesting matchup and should be a very solid fight. Fair play to both guys for taking this fight considering they are both coming off loses. Gary Buckland-Istvan Nagy. Not a genuine 50/50 but a decent test and keep busy fight for Buckland, this is a much better fight then what Ricky offered in his last event for similair type fights Nagy is dangerous he has 7 KO's and his last fight was a KO win against an 11-0 Italian. Paul Economides-Stephen Russell. Great matchup we need to see more if this type of matchmaking two undefeated fighters that don't have much amateur pedigree putting their 0 on the line, the winner will get a boost to their rankings and will have a legit win on their record. Mark Thompson-Mark Lloyd. I was very critical of Thompson's last opponent but I have to give Ricky credit this time Lloyd is a genuine test for his mans credentials and this is a very solid fight. Dean Harrison-TBA. Do you agree with me that for a Friday Fight Night event in a Leisure Centre with a maximum crowd of 2,000 this has a great undercard, I hope Ricky can keep this up as the fights are well matched and all have a degree of importance about them if he can it bodes well for his future as a promoter. Makes up for the fake world title on the line in the main event.
If you take away the fact that Hatton has the most built up record ever and that the main event is for a bs title then it is actually a solid fight. Ndou is a former champion who has mixed it at a world class level for years he is at a new weight and had 3 losses in four fight so is need of a few solid wins if he wants to get back in at that level and if you take way from the huge amount of padding and poor losses on his record then Matthew Hatton is in the best form of his career his last 3 opponents have actually been credible. Okay I'm not going to try and sell it from that angle but it's an OK fight propt up by a very solid undercard.
Looking forward to seeing that Roberto Norton you mentioned and yes the undercard is very good and worthy of my presence.
hoiw comes not one singlke fighter from his first sky card is on this once. allot of his prospects need to be fighting every 2 motnhs at a minimum
Mark Thompson is against Mark Lloyd a step up from his no punching Georgian opponent and according to the Hatton page so is Cello Renda there isn't anything regarding his opponent on box rec but hopefully it is Martin Murray that would be a great matchup and would make sense for Ricky as both we're out in his last promotion. If Ricky has any common sense he will have Joe Murray out again, I can get over the awful opponents fed to him so far but as long as he is being kept very active I can see past the poor standard of opposition.
