Middleweight Showdown Added
To April 17 Leigh Card
April 13, 2009
(APR 13) An exciting middleweight
match-up has been added to the Jason Booth vs. Mark Moran British super
bantam title card this Friday, April 17 at the Indoor Sports Centre in
Leigh, England. Hot prospects Martin Murray, 13-0 (4), and Kevin
Concepcion, 14-1 (3), will clash in a scheduled six round bout between
two of the most promising 160 pound fighters in Britain.
St. Helens based Murray shot to prominence in November of last year when
reeled off three gritty performances to claim first place in the
middleweight Prizefighter competition.
The 26 year old Liverpool area stylist overcame unbeaten opponents Danny
Butler and Joe Rea before outpointing Welsh veteran Cello Renda to
capture the winner take all tournament.
Murray kept busy with a third round stoppage of Georgian journeyman
Mikheil Khucishvili just over a month ago and is ready to step up in
what should be his toughest test to date on April 17.
Facing Murray in Leigh will be 29 year old Concepcion, who won the
British masters title and rarely lost a round over the course of his
first 13 professional bouts before falling to difficult southpaw spoiler
Yassine El Maachi last November.
But Concepcion got right back on the horse a month later to soundly
outpoint seasoned south coast man Paul Dyer and will be bringing a rabid
contingent of dedicated fans from Leicester to the Indoor Sports Centre,
hoping to offset Murray's local advantage.
As the winner of this contest will be on the short list for domestic
title contention, a dramatic test of wills is certain to break out on
this hotly anticipated middleweight thriller that could rival the main
event of the bill in terms of intensity.
Frank Maloney Promotions presents the Super Bantamweight Championship of
Britain between Mark Moran and Jason Booth along with full undercard
support at the Indoor Sports Centre in Leigh, England on Friday, April
17, 2009.
Tickets, priced at £70 for Ringside and £35 General Admission, are
available by logging onto www.frankmaloney.com or by calling the Box
Office at 0871 226 1508.
Sky Sports will televise the action live on SS1 at 10PM.
