British heavyweight title challenger Sam Sexton has enlisted the help of one of Norwich’s biggest stars to get him ready for Danny Williams. Sexton will be following the ultra-healthy recipes of celebrity chef Delia Smith in a bid to be in better shape than ever before when he tackles Williams on February 13 at Wembley Arena. And the Commonwealth champion has got one message for Williams – “Let’s be havin’ yer”. “Until a year ago I couldn’t boil an egg,” said Sexton. But I’ve taken up cooking as part of my new training regime..
“Around the time I lost to Derek Chisora I wasn’t in the best of shape and I vowed never to go into a fight under-prepared again.
“I worked harder than ever in the gym, and also started to prepare my own meals with the help of a nutritionist to make sure all the ingredients were healthy.
“I’ve got the recipe books of all the best chefs, but the one I’ve been following most closely is Delia Smith.
“Her food worked twice for me against Martin Rogan. I don’t think I’ve ever been in such good shape for fights before, especially the second time when I knew that whatever Rogan threw at me I’d more than be a match for.
“It will be the same against Williams. I’ve got plenty of respect for Danny and everything that he’s achieved, but there is no way on earth that he can beat me.
“Even if the Danny Williams who beat Mike Tyson turns up then he’s still in trouble.
“At the press conference the other week Williams said that he wanted to take the fight to me, but that suits me just fine. I’ve only got one thing to say to him – Let’s be havin’ yer!”
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Chisora vs Skelton
Heavyweight hitters Derek Chisora and Matt Skelton are both promising explosive performances when they meet in a classic crossroads fight on February 13 at Wembley Arena.
The pair will slug it out for the Vacant Southern Area title on Frank Warren’s first action-packed show of the new decade featuring British Champions Kevin Mitchell and Kell Brook, more heavyweight action with Sam Sexton versus Danny Williams, plus The Olympians James DeGale, Frankie Gavin and Billy Joe Saunders.
Chisora v Sexton will also double as an eliminator for the British title, and represents a massive test for both men.
Unbeaten in 11 fights and with a stoppage win over Sexton, Chisora is one of the country’s hottest prospects and is vowing to back it up with victory over former world title challenger Skelton.
“Matt’s been there and done it all, he’s had his chance, but it’s time for a new generation of heavyweights to come through,” said 25-year-old Chisora.
“I respect what he has acheived but I’m going to send him into retirement.
“This is a much tougher fight for me than one against Sexton or Williams, and once I’ve done the business against Skelton I’ll knock out the winner of that one as well.
“This a great chance of me to test myself against a proven champion, and it’s just the kind of fight that I’ve been waiting for. Skelton won’t know what’s hit on February 13 and I’m going to knock him out in style.
“The Bedford Bear will be well and truly tamed.”
Skelton, a former British, Commonwealth and European champion, has spent the last five years campaigning at championship level.
“Chisora is the new kid on the block, but I’m going to take him to school big time,” said Skelton. “He’s always running his mouth off and I’m going to shut it up for him once and for all.
“He’s taken this one because he thinks that I’ve had a couple of tough fights and I’m going to be there for the taking.
“But he’s going to get a nasty surprise when I take away his unbeaten record. He might have snacked on his last opponent’s ear, but he’s bitten off more than he can chew in this fight.
“People have been asking me recently if I’m going to retire, but I’ve never even thought about hanging up the gloves.
“I want my British title back, and Chisora is standing in the way of me getting a crack at the Lonsdale belt again.”
GAVIN FACES McDONAGH AT WEMBLEY
Birmingham’s Frankie Gavin has a tough assignment for his first fight of 2010 when he takes on Irishman Peter McDonagh.
Gavin, 24, features on Frank Warren’s huge show at Wembley Arena on Saturday 13th February alongside fellow Olympians James DeGale and Billy Joe Saunders.
Britain’s first ever World Amateur Champion ended his first year as professional unbeaten in five fights with a sixth round stoppage of Samir Tergaoui in Newcastle, and looks to get his first title opportunity next year.
McDonagh, originally from Galway but now based in Bermondsey, is a former Southern Area and Irish Lightweight Champion, and has won the Southern Area Light-Welterweight title. One of his more famous victories was over Manchester madman Michael Gomez and he said at the time that he was seeing the famous paranormalist Uri Geller to help with preparations.
But Gavin is feeling bad about having to knock-out McDonagh because of his own Irish ancestry.
“My parents are from Ireland and I go back frequently so it’s going to be a hard one beating up on him,” said Gavin.
“But I’m sure McDonagh won’t be feeling the same and it will be on his mind to stop me and make a name for himself,”
“McDonagh is experienced, he’s beating Michael Gomez and has won and challenged for plenty of domestic titles so it’s a great test for me at this stage of my career,”
He added, “I stopped all my opponents in 2009 so I aim to continue in the same manner throughout 2010 and become an exciting attraction like Ricky Hatton and Naseem Hamed,”
Main event features the explosive heavyweight showdown between British heavyweight champion Danny Williams and Commonwealth champion Sam Sexton; Kevin Mitchell’s WBO Intercontinental Lightweight title defence; Kell Brook’s British Welterweight title defence; Derek Chisora versus Matt Skelton for the Vacant English Heavyweight Championship; The Olympians James DeGale, Frankie Gavin and Billy Joe Saunders; plus Vinny Mitchell, Liam, Michael and Ryan Walsh.
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