Sam Eggington annouced as Young Boxer of the Year
Wednesday 27 September 2017 12:48, UK
Birmingham's Sam Eggington has been named the Boxing Writers' Club's Young Boxer of the Year.
The 23-year-old beat WBO heavyweight title challenger Hughie Fury to the award as well as super-featherweight Zelfa Barrett.
Fury was beaten by New Zealand's Joseph Parker in their WBO heavyweight title fight, in a majority decision points victory, in Manchester on Saturday night.
Eggington has had an impressive year with his most recent wins coming against Paulie Malignaggi before stopping Spain's Ceferino Rodriguez to win the European welterweight title in his hometown of Birmingham in May.
His first defence of that title will be on October 7 when he faces Mohamed Minoune (18-2-0) of France on the undercard of Anthony Crolla's lightweight fight with Ricky Burns live on Sky Sports.
Eggington will then receive his award at the writer's club's 66th annual dinner two days after his bout in Manchester.
