sport news Lowdown on Fight Camp 2 as boxing returns to Eddie Hearn's garden this weekend

sport news Lowdown on Fight Camp 2 as boxing returns to Eddie Hearn's garden this weekend
sport news Lowdown on Fight Camp 2 as boxing returns to Eddie Hearn's garden this weekend

The cranes and scaffolding have returned to Matchroom HQ as Eddie Hearn prepares for another summer festival of boxing in his back garden. 

Last summer, Dillian Whyte and Co set up camp down that Essex country lane as boxing limped out of the coronavirus shutdown. 

A year on from that £5million gamble, Matchroom are back with three consecutive weeks of Fight Camp 2 – a spruced-up version of the behind-closed-door bonanza. 

But what can fight fans expect this time round? Sportsmail answers some of the key questions.

Boxing is returning to Eddie Hearn's back garden, with Fight Camp 2 starting this weekend

Boxing is returning to Eddie Hearn's back garden, with Fight Camp 2 starting this weekend

Who is fighting?

Saturday night’s opening show features the return of Conor Benn, arguably the most improved fighter on these shores. 

Having blitzed Samuel Vargas inside a round back in April, The Destroyer takes another step towards major titles against Adrian Granados. That is the headline attraction of week one but the undercard features no few interesting match-ups. 

China’s Can Xu, whose unification clash with Josh Warrington fell through last year, defends his WBA featherweight title against British underdog Leigh Wood, while Avni Yildrim – beaten by both Canelo Alvarez and Chris Eubank Jnr in recent years – fights Bolton’s Jack Cullen. 

The fight of the night, however, could be Tommy McCarthy vs Chris Billam-Smith. They collide in a mouth-watering domestic clash for the British, Commonwealth and European cruiserweight titles. Earlier in the show, Campbell Hatton continues his professional apprenticeship and former GB amateur Sandy Ryan makes her paid debut.

The exciting Conor Benn will be in action when Fight Camp 2 gets underway on Saturday night

The exciting Conor Benn will be in action when Fight Camp 2 gets underway on Saturday night

FIGHT CAMP 2 SCHEDULE

JULY 31 

Conor Benn vs Adrian Granados 

Can Xu vs Leigh Wood 

Tommy McCarthy vs Chris Billam-Smith 

Anthony Fowler vs Rico Mueller 

Avni Yildirim vs Jack Cullen 

Campbell Hatton vs Jakub Laskowski 

Sandy Ryan vs Kirstie Bavington

AUGUST 7

Kid Galahad vs James Dickens 

Fabio Wardley vs Nick Webb

Alen Babic vs Mark Bennett

Ebanie Bridges vs Bec Connolly

Johnny Fisher vs Josh Sandland

Ellie Scotney vs TBA

Aqib Fiaz vs TBA

AUGUST 14

Joshua Buatsi vs Ricards Bolotniks

Michael McKinson vs Przemyslaw Runowski

Raymond Ford vs Reece Bellotti 

Savannah Marshall vs TBA

Ukashir Farooq vs TBA

Felix Cash vs TBA

Natasha Jonas vs TBA

Hopey Price vs TBA 

 

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