Bradley Skeete vows to outbox Sam Eggington in Birmingham
Monday 29 February 2016 15:46, UK
Bradley Skeete has warned Sam Eggington he is ready to relieve him of the British and Commonwealth titles this weekend.
The pair clash at the Genting Arena in Birmingham on Saturday - live on Sky Sports - in Skeete's second crack at the belts having taken on Frankie Gavin in November 2014.
The Londoner feels he is better suited to land the titles this time around, and is prepared to go to the well to take them from 'The Savage'.
"At the press conference they said it was a boxer versus brawler fight," said Skeete. "It is a fight and if I need to box I will box and if I need to fight I will fight.
"It is all about what happens on the night. I have put the hard work in in the gym, I will have the tactics right and on Saturday night see what goes down. It is a fight and anything can happen. I know I can't just go in there and box my way through the fight.
"I have seen Sam fight and I know what he is all about so I know there will be times I will need to fight and times I will need to box. It is a big arena, a headline fight, and I am expecting a good, hard fight.
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"Sam has done it the hard way, he has come up from the bottom getting the wins he needs to get and beating some good guys on the way and now he is the holder of the belts I want.
"He is a good fighter, a tough fighter, and I am expecting a tough, hard fight. A 12-round fight is a long time and I am, sure there will be stages in the fight where I am going to have to fight."
Skeete's clash with Eggington is part of a huge night of action in Birmingham where Kal and Gamal Yafai face crucial nights in their blossoming careers.
British Super Flyweight champion Kal can take a huge step towards a world title when he faces Dixon Flores for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-flyweight title and world title eliminator, while Gamal will challenge Bobby Jenkinson for the Lincoln man's Commonwealth super bantamweight title.
Birmingham pair Michael Rooney and Marcus Ffrench meet for the Midlands lightweight title while Karl Wiggins defends his Midlands Area welterweight strap against Ryan Fields.
There is also a host of young local talent in the mix with super-middleweight Zach Parker, lightweight Jordan Cooke, super welterweight Ryan Kelly, super-featherweight Charlie Williams plus Dublin's Luke Keeler and Jake Ball of Guildford all in action.
Watch Bradley Skeete v Sam Eggington on Saturday. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 HD at 8pm.
