Barker returned to action in stunning style in December, stopping fellow former European middleweight champion Kerry Hope in four rounds of their clash at the London Olympia in Betfair’s ‘Christmas Cracker’ and the Barnet man will be looking for another devastating performance against a soon-to-be-named opponent as he hunts a second World title shot.
“It is an honour to be topping the bill at Wembley at a local, prestigious venue,” said Barker. “There was a bit of pressure with the Hope fight because there is a fine line between winning and losing and it can easily go wrong. I was pleased to get the win in good fashion.”
Lee Purdy gets his chance to move to World level in the welterweight scene as he defends his IBF International belt against Carson Jones – a mouth-watering clash that was cancelled in December after the Colchester man fell ill in the build-up. Jones boxed on after an opponent was found in Dean Byrne, and they fought out an eight-round draw – but Purdy is expecting the Oklahoma man to be firing on all cylinders on March 9.
“All the hard work had been done and to pull out was absolutely devastating,” said Purdy. I won’t read too much into Carson Jones’ performance and I will be expecting best Carson Jones on the night.”
A cracking rematch features on the bill with Danny Connor defending the Southern Area light welterweight title against Chris Evangelou. Connor claimed the title in a close fight at the Alexandra Palace in September, and true to his word he’s ready to face the popular Evangelou to set the record straight.
“I would literally fight in his back yard, as long as I am fighting for the belt that is all that matters,” said Connor.
Evangelou added: “The new year has started so well for me, I am so happy. There are going to be so many people at Wembley Arena. I have fought there twice before and just to fight there once is good enough but this is for the third time and for the title.”
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