MCDONAGH COMEBACK UNDERWAY
Posted on | September 27, 2007 | 1 Comment
McDonagh makes comeback
Peter McDonagh has his first fight this year on October 5th aiming to put himself in the frame for the British Lightweight Title.
Norwich’s Jon Thaxton defends his British Title against Dave Stewart (Ayr/London) at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, on a Hennessy Sports show in
partnership with Title Sponsors GoldenPalace.net. Sky Sports will televise.
McDonagh, from Bermondsey, will fight in a four-round bout on the undercard and believes he is good enough to fight the winner of Thaxton-Stewart.
The 29-year-old hopes to be given an eliminator for the title after impressively stopping Michael Gomez, the former British super-featherweight champion, for the Irish Lightweight Title, last year.
“I’ve won my last four now and this is a chance for me to look good and show people what I can do,” said McDonagh, who is trained by Paul Cook.
“I had a bit of hand damage and have not been able to get a fight which is why I haven’t fought this year. I have been avoided.
“This is going to be a big year for me. I want the British Title so will fight Thaxton or Stewart. I deserve a chance after beating Gomez and want an eliminator at least.
“I was selected as the opponent against Gomez. But I was given 12 weeks to prepare for it and I showed what I can do. When I step up now, I’m not going to take any chances and will stop people rather than letting it go to points.
“Things are going really well under Paul Cook where I have got great sparring with the likes of Kevin Mitchell, Nicky Cook and Colin Lynes.”
Hennessy Sports In association with GoldenPalace.com Proudly Present
THAXTON VS STEWART @ YORK HALL
Friday 5th October 2007.
Doors 6pm, Boxing Starts 6.30pm.
Ticket Prices:
• Ringside £60 – Reserved
• Unreserved £30
For Tickets call the Box Office on: 0870 060 1795 or book via the web: www.ticketmaster.co.uk
John Thaxton (Norwich) vs Dave Stewart (Wanstead)
12 x 3 – British Lightweight Title
George Hillyard (Canning Town) vs Lee Nobel (Barnsley)
8 x 3 – Light Middleweight
Darren Barker (Barnet) vs
6 x 3 Middleweight
Daniel Herdman (Stevenage) vs
6 x 3 Light Middle Weight
Victor Smith (Waltham Abby) vs
4 x 3 Cruiser Weight
Peter McDonagh (Epping) vs Jonny Greaves (London)
4 x 3 Lightweight
Paul David (Sheffield) vs Andrew Lowe (Hackney)
8 x 3 light heavyweight
Leonard Lothian (Northampton) vs Tommy Glover (Colchester)
4 x 3 Light Welterweight
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Stewart ready for Thaxton
Dave Stewart has been training in the Alps for his attempt to follow in the footsteps of his heroes Jim Watt and Ken Buchanan.
Stewart aims to become British lightweight champion just like his fellow Scotsmen Buchanan and Watt did in the sixties and seventies.
Stewart, from Ayr but based in east London, challenges Norwich’s British champion Jon Thaxton at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, on a Hennessy Sports show in
partnership with Title Sponsors GoldenPalace.net. Sky Sports will televise.
To get himself ready for Thaxton’s second defence, Stewart has been training at altitude in France.
“For me to be British champion would be a dream come true. The likes of Jim Watt and Ken Buchanan held the same belt and they were heroes of mine,” said Dave.
“Jim Watt may even be commentating for Sky TV on the night at ringside. He is a hero of mine and I always listen to what he has to say.
“It was really good over there for hill sprints and the altitude made it really hard to train over.
“We were near Mont Blanc, right up in the Alps, and it has got me in great shape.
“I’ve got a lot of respect for Jon and I’m prepared to work really hard on the night. I want to test myself against the very best. He’s the number one lightweight in Britain so it’s a real test for me.”
Stewart lost a previous British title fight to fellow Hennessy Sports boxer Lee Meager last year, but feels he will put up a stronger challenge this time.
“We’ve both fought Lee but it doesn’t mean a thing,” said Dave. “I’m learning all the time and I’m better educated about the weight now than I was against Lee.
“I’m a tall lightweight, but I’ve made the weight easy for this fight because I know more about nutrition.”