HAYE AND HARRISON PERFORM PRIZEFIGHTER DRAW

Posted on | November 15, 2010 | No Comments

Choi kicks-off November 20 action, British champ Sykes meets Lawton
David Haye and Audley Harrison performed the draw for the Prizefighter Super-Featherweights tournament on November 20 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 in the 15th edition of Barry Hearn’s eight-man, one night tournaments, live on Sky Sports.
The Mongolian Warrior Choi Tseveenpurev will kick-off the night against Brighton fighter Ben Murphy, and 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 take his WBU belt.

The bottom half of the draw sees undefeated British champion Gary Sykes take on British and European title challenger Scott 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.

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

Tickets for Prizefighter Super Featherweights are available now at £35 (unreserved), £60 (ringside) and £100 (VIP) – call Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900.