George Liddard vs Tyler Denny at the Copper Box arena tomorrow night will now be for the vacant IBF intercontinental title.
Tomorrow night George Liddard (13-0, 8ko’s) defends his British and Commonwealth titles against the experienced Tyler Denny (21-3-3, 1ko’s).
Liddard has had a meteoric rise in recent months.
An aggressive matchmaking approach has seen Liddard rise through the ranks to become the youngest British and Commonwealth middleweight champion.
‘The Billericay Bomber’ dominated and stopped an experienced Kieran Conway (23-4-1, 7ko’s) last time out in front of a home crowd at York Hall.
At just 23 years old, Liddard is ranked in the top 15 with multiple governing bodies, and has his sights set on the world scene.
Now, the vacant IBF intercontinental middleweight title will be on the line tomorrow night at the Copper Box arena.
Whilst adding another belt to a growing collection is always great, this belt comes with added importance.
An intercontinental belt will place the winner high in the IBF rankings.
Recently, the IBF middleweight title was stripped from Janibek Alimkhanuly (17-0, 12ko’s) due to the Kazakhstani failing a VADA test.
As divisions go, there are very few as up for grabs as the middleweight division.
The Billericay man must not overlook the test in front of him tomorrow night mind due.
Tyler Denny is a former British and EBU European middleweight champion.
With an unconventional southpaw style has defeated the likes of Brad Pauls, Felix Cash and Bradley Rea.
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