21.02.07 – Tickets have gone on sale for the Hennessy Sports promoted ‘Cobra’s Hood’ event at the Nottingham Arena on Friday March 23rd featuring British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch.The local hero will feature in a 12 round International championship weight contest to be shown live on Sky Sports against a highly ranked opponent to be announced shortly. “I had hoped to make another defence of my British Title by knocking out Robin Reid,” said the unbeaten Froch yesterday. “As a former world champion that would have been a good scalp on my record, but he’s bottled it so I will be looking to build on my International experience..
“I am ready to step up now and I would like to be challenging for a world title later this year. I could fight for the European, but there are a lot of politics around the super middleweight title at the moment and I don’t want to get held up.
“I am already number three in the world and there are some massive fights out there for me. My next opponent will be a major step towards them.”
The chief support contest sees the highly regarded junior Olympic gold medal winner John O’Donnell taken on fellow undefeated prospect Stuart Elwell for the vacant English welterweight championship. History making WBC Youth Champion and 2006 Boxing Writers’ Young Boxer of the Year John Murray also appears.
There is further Championship action with Tyan Booth taking on Darren Gethin for the Midlands Area welterweight championship. A host of other local fighters also appear. A full bill follows.
Hennessy Sports Proudly Present
Cobra’s Hood
Friday 23rd March 2007
Nottingham Arena
Tickets priced £25, £40, £60 and £80 available on 0870 121 0123.
12×3 International Super Middleweight Contest
Carl Froch vs. TBA
(Nottingham) ()
10×3 English Welterweight Championship
John O’Donnell vs. Stuart Elwell
(Shepherds Bush) (Darlaston)
10×3 Lightweight
John Murray vs. TBA
(Manchester) ()
10×3 Midland Area Welterweight Championship
Tyan Booth vs. Darren Gethin
(Sheffiled) (Walsall)
6×3 Super Middleweight
Amer Khan vs. TBA
(Sheffield) ()
6×3 Light Heavyweight
Rod Anderton vs. TBA
(Nottingham) ()
4×3 Welterweight
Adnan Amar vs. TBA
(Nottingham) ()
4×3 Light Heavyweight
Adie Whitmore vs. TBA
(Derby) ()