Rising junior welterweight Adam Azim was due to headline in London this weekend but his fight against Gustavo Lemos has been postponed after both fighters suffered hand injuries in training. Their IBF eliminator will be rescheduled for later this year. Francesca Hennessy and Gradus Kraus, will fight in separate co-features on the Boxxer show this Saturday, January 31st at the Copper Box Arena, broadcast live and free-to-air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.  Hennessy can take another big step towards world glory when she faces fellow unbeaten British boxer Ellie Boutell in a final eliminator for the WBC bantamweight title. Kraus will take on Boris Crighton (13-6) in light heavyweight action after having signed a long-term deal with the British-based promoter in December. 

 

Hennessy returns to BBC television after a perfect performance against former WBC 102-pound champ Fabiana Bytyqi. The 21 year-old is aiming is to become the youngest ever undisputed world champion, a record currently held by Gabriela Fundora, who claimed all four major titles at the age of 22.  A win would put Hennessy in line to face Cherneka ‘Sugar Neekz’ Johnson, the current undisputed world bantamweight champion. However, Boutell (7-0-1), the Shanghai-based Cambridge graduate, will be coming into the bout with her own world title ambitions.

 

Kraus is 12-0 including three wins in IBA pro conpetition. The 24-year old from Oss, Netherlands has stopped nine of his opponents inside the distance and holds an amateur win over two-time Olympic gold medallist Arlen Lopez.