Britons 'worth world title shot'
Promoter Frank Warren says Sam Sexton or Derek Chisora should be the next opponent for the winner of David Haye's heavyweight clash with Audley Harrison.Sexton and Chisora will put their respective Commonwealth and British titles on the line when they meet in Birmingham later this month.
"Both of them are in front of Harrison," Warren told Radio Norfolk.
"I believe that and I wouldn't have a concern putting the winner or loser against Haye or Harrison," he added.
"Certainly the objective and the end-game is for them to challenge for a world title."
Former Olympic gold medallist Harrison will challenge Haye for his WBA world heavyweight title at the MEN Arena in Manchester on 13 November.
But, speaking at Monday's build-up press conference in London, Warren believes 26-year-olds Sexton and Chisora will provide better value for fans when they fight on 18 September, with points to be proven after the pair met in 2008.
"It's brilliant, it's a revenge match for Sam, they had quite a thriller when Derek beat him, but they've both come on leaps an bounds since then," he said.
"You always speak to fighters and get a general feeling of how much they fancy the fight, in this case they both fancy it.
"Both are up for it, both think they're going to win, so the public are going to get a great spectacle."
The double-belt fight is one of nine title showdowns involving British fighters at Birmingham's LG Arena on Saturday 18 September.
Haye and Harrison used to be friends but will now meet in the ringAnd Warren says the philosophy behind the show is about giving British boxing fans something to cheer.
"The object of this thing is to put together the best young British fighters around, get them showcased and put them in competitive matches," he said.
"At least eight of the fights on there are 50-50 matches, so if you're a fight fan you can't go in and say 'it's all going to be in the blue corner, or all in the red corner'," he said.
Warren, who celebrates 30 years of promoting boxing this year, says that Sexton versus Chisora is one of the most anticipated clashes of the night.
"There are a lot of exciting fights on there, and this is certainly one of them, a lot of people are talking about it and we have a lot of interest in it," he added.
"That's what this show's all about, the best young British talent."
Date published :
07 Sep 2010 - 13:38:54
