Josh Warrington joins Anthony Joshua-Dillian Whyte bill
Friday 13 November 2015 18:20, UK
Josh Warrington has been added to the undercard of the Anthony Joshua-Dillian Whyte grudge match on December 12.
Leeds' Commonwealth featherweight champion will make his London debut at the O2 as he continues his ascent towards world level against an as-yet unnamed opponent.
Warrington, who pressed his claims for a future shot at IBF champion Lee Selby when he outpointed mutual opponent Joel Brunker in September, joins a bill featuring Kevin Mitchell, Tony Bellew and Luke Campbell as well as Joshua-Whyte and Chris Eubank Jnr's middleweight meeting with Spike O'Sullivan.
He said: "Next year is going to be a very big year for me. I can only beat who is in front of us - but it's time to step it up and fight these guys at world level.
"The Selby fight has been spoken about but by this time next year, I think I'll be ready for anyone.
"I've been down to the O2 a few times, I was there to watch Lee take the world title from Evgeny Gradovich in May. It's a great venue and a massive card to be a part of - it has the top stars in British boxing and something I'm proud to now be a part of.
"I want to box all over the country. It's well documented that I have a great fan base in Leeds, but I've been out to Germany already and I'm keen to grow my fan base across the UK.
"Anthony Joshua has done it and it's the right approach to have to be a big star."
