A huge night of action is coming to Sky Sports Box Office when Liam Smith continues his intense rivalry with Chris Eubank Jr and Savannah Marshall challenges Franchon Crews-Dezurn for the undisputed super-middleweight title at the AO Arena in Manchester on June 17
Friday 28 April 2023 12:48, UK
The biggest boxing event of the summer is now even bigger with British fighter of the year, Natasha Jonas, joining a blockbuster card on Saturday, June 17 - live on Sky Sports Box Office.
The huge night of action headlined by the rematch of Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr, while Savannah Marshall will also challenge Franchon Crews-Dezurn for the undisputed super-middleweight world title in Manchester.
Now BOXXER can confirm Jonas will be defending her WBC, WBO, IBF and Ring Magazine super-welterweight titles at the same event against an as yet unnamed opponent.
The Merseyside favourite captured the gold with three memorable wins last year - two of those in Manchester - when she defeated Chris Namus, Patricia Berghult and Marie Eve Dicaire.
Her incredible hat-trick of feats saw her become the first woman to claim the coveted British Boxing Board of Control Fighter of the Year award.
Also on the billing in Manchester, in a huge domestic battle, British super-middleweight champion Mark 'Kid Dynamite' Heffron will defend the prestigious Lonsdale Belt against Zak Chelli.
Chelli delivered a stunning, career-best performance to defeat American prodigy Anthony Sims Jr back in February. Having recently been mandated for the British title, the Londoner will now be hoping to cause a mighty upset in the North West when he stands toe to toe with Oldham native Heffron - who is a Champs Camp stablemate of Jonas under the tutelage of two-time trainer of the year, Joe Gallagher.
Tickets are now on general sale on Boxxer.com for a night of elite championship boxing, with a host of huge fights still to be added.
Thousands of tickets have already been snapped up by eager fans in the pre-sale window, with a bumper, 18,000 capacity crowd expected to fill a sold-out AO Arena Manchester.
