Middlesbrough boxer John Green will take on English super featherweight champion Andy Townend in a non-title 10-rounder on Saturday night.
Green’s March 8 Northern Area title fight against Dougie Curran was scrapped last Friday after the Geordie marauder failed an eye test.
But the Berwick Hills super-featherweight now has the chance to put his name in a wider frame if he beats Townend at Doncaster Dome.
The 25-year-old has stepped in on short notice for injured Bradford veteran Femi Fehintola, although the Board of Control were always unlikely to sanction the contest as an English title fight as Green has only had five bouts.
“I was devastated when I heard that the Curran fight was off,” Green said.
“But I’ve done nine weeks’ hard training and this is a big opportunity for me.”
Green fell short when he boxed Hartlepool southpaw and common Townend opponent Peter Cope for the Northern Area title in his fourth fight last October.
The former docker rebounded with a win over Jamie Quinn however and says he is all the better for the experience he gained from the Cope setback.
Townend chinned Cope in four rounds after he beat Green, but one of his three defeats came against the Boro man’s original opponent Curran.
“I’ve learned from the mistakes that I made in the Cope fight”, Green added.
“That was my first 10-rounder but I’ve improved from it and won’t hold back.”
SENIORS take centre stage on Wellington Amateur Boxing Club’s 12-bout show at Top Corner Sports on Longlands Road in Middlesbrough next Monday night.
Among those boxing are Tom Riley, Peter Martin, James Thompson and Lee Hatfield.
Tickets are £10 on 01642 230141 or 07871 507573.
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