Ahead of Friday’s show, Scotland’s newest promoter Paul Graham admits that this card is causing him a few headaches but not for the usual reasons that you would expect “I’ve promoted a few shows now,but I don’t think any I have been involved with have had so many 50/50 fights”
On Friday’s show, Prospect Boxing will have a five fight card at Rivals Gym which will see some local fighters given the opportunity to showcase themselves and their talents,which is something that Graham believes adds value to the card “Like any sport, the fans make the event a success and there support can spur a fighter on when their in the ring. I always try and keep my card full of local fighters as they always are well supported. Plus on Friday its the start of the Bank holiday weekend so what better way to celebrate the Jubilee weekend than an evening at the Boxing ?”
“While this card will be headlined by the undefeated Iain Butcher (3-0) taking on Liverpool’s Phil Smith (2-0), its hard to say what I think the fight of the night could be. In the three other bouts I have matched I believe there 50/50 affairs, but for the (Martin)McCord fight we are still waiting to hear back from a few offers we have made for opponents, and its proving harder to match him than I first expected”
“Looking through the card I cant pick a winner between Giuseppe Daprato and Ryan McNicol. Both fighters are coming off loss’s they picked up on the road and Daprato has vowed to overcome the loss and return to winning ways”
Also in action is local favourite Mark Bett, who takes on late replacement James Smith. “The Bett v Smith bout is good one as,while Bett has picked a few losses on his resume, he does graft in the ring and push his opponent. However Smith is the younger fighter, but he’s coming off a loss to a fighter making his debut and that is something a fighter will always carry into his next fight. So the circumstances really open this fight up”
Looking to get himself back into a title contention is Mitch Prince who takes on experienced journeyman Youssef Al Hamidi. “This could be a small hall classic,and I feel could feature on any card weather its a big arena show or in a sports hall”
He adds “Mitch is looking for a way back into the title scene after his loss to Stuart Green and Al Hamidi is by no means a walk over. In his recent fights in Scotland he has good victories over Jason Hastie and Alexander White. It could also be argued that he gave a good account against Ricky Burns on the two occasions he has fought him”
Tickets for the June 1st show at Rivals Gym,53 Roberts Street,Wishaw. Are available from the fighters directly or by contacting 01698 338 888 and are priced £30. Further information is available from www.prospectboxing.co.uk or on twitter @ProspectBoxing and via www.facebook.com/ProspectBoxing
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