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Sykes meets Lawton in Prizefighter

Image: Harrison: makes the draw

Gary Sykes will face Scott Lawton in the opening round of Saturday's Prizefighter, while Choi Tseveenpurev meets Ben Murphy.

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Haye and Harrison make Prizefighter draw

Undefeated British champion Gary Sykes will face British and European title challenger Scott Lawton in the opening round of Saturday's Prizefighter. Mongolian Warrior Choi Tseveenpurev will kick off the Prizefighter Super-Featherweights tournament on Saturday evening against Brighton fighter Ben Murphy. The winner of that opener will face either Prizefighter Lightweights semi-finalist Gary McArthur or former WBU title holder Derry Matthews - Choi having defeated Matthews in April 2008 to take his WBU belt. The bottom half of the draw sees Sykes facing Lawton in the third quarter-final, with a semi-final against Coronation Street actor and former England Commonwealth Games captain Steve Bell or European Lightweight title challenger Gary Buckland going to the victor. David Haye and Audley Harrison performed the draw for the tournament ahead of their world title clash in Manchester. Harrison's victory in the Prizefighter Heavyweights III event in October 2009 was the springboard to his fight with Haye, and he joined his rival in Manchester in selecting the four quarter-finals. Quarter-Final 1: Choi Tseveenpurev v Ben Murphy
Quarter-Final 2: Gary McArthur v Derry Matthews
Quarter Final 3: Gary Sykes v Scott Lawton
Quarter-Final 4: Steve Bell v Gary Buckland The 15th edition of Barry Hearn's eight-man, one night Prizefighter tournaments will be live on Sky Sports this Saturday, November 20. Tickets for Prizefighter Super Featherweights are available now at £35 (unreserved), £60 (ringside) and £100 (VIP) - call Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900.