16.03.04 – British Super-Featherweight king MICHAEL GOMEZ will face Ghanaian ERIC ODUMASE for the Vacant WBU World title on April 3 at the M.E.N Arena. The Manchester star will feature as chief support to RICKY HATTON’s WBU World title defence and WBO Interim World title challenge against KELSON PINTO. Gomez said, “I’m really excited to get this fight against Odumase and am looking forward to putting on a great performance for the Manchester fans.They have been with me since the beginning and have supported me through the highs and the lows of my career and now I can repay them by winning this title,” Odumase, who replaces the original opponent Gavin Rees who has a hand injury, has fought in Britain against former Commonwealth champion Patrick Mullings, current WBO World Featherweight king SCOTT HARRISON and in his last fight against Craig Spacie where he came away with a points victory.
“Odumase is a good, hard, kid and I’m preparing to have a right war with him. He’s got a come forward style and so have I so we shouldn’t have to go looking for each other. He took Mullings and Harrison all the way but Harrison did stop him in the last round. I will be looking to finish him early and make a real statement like I did against Alex Arthur,” he continued.
Gomez challenged for this title nearly two years ago and lost to Londoner Kevin Lear when he retired on his stool in the when “I don’t want to look beyond Odumase but I’m desperate to get in the ring with Lear again. Everyone knows that wasn’t me in the ring that night, the real me is the one you saw against Arthur. I really want to smash Lear to bits and redeem myself.” Finished Gomez.
In addition to the Hatton-Pinto and Gomez-Odumase title fights, the show features the British debut of Former WBA World Light-Welterweight Champion SHARMBA MITCHELL/b> and DAVID BARNES’ British Welterweight Title defence against Glen McLarnon.
Tickets for TRUE GRIT, priced at £30, £40, £60, £100, £150 are available from the Sports Network Box Office on Tel: 01992 550 888, online at www.frankwarren.tv/tickets or the M.E.N Arena Box Office on 0161 930 8000.