At London's York Hall on Saturday April 20th, live on TNT Sports, junior welterweight Henry Turner (12-0, 4 KOs) will battle fellow unbeaten Bradley Townsend (16-0, 2 KOs). The knockout streak of Turner, age 23, was halted back in November when he went up against the former Southern Area and English champion Billy Allington, although Turner prevailed comfortably on the scorecards. He now takes on an undefeated opponent in Witney’s Townsend, 28, for the first time in his professional career. No opponent announced yet, but British lightweight champion Sam Noakes will also appear, defending his title on the show. Liverpool firebrand Andrew Cain (10-1, 9 KOs) will make his return from a serious hand injury in eight-round action at bantamweight.

 

Last time out in February, Noakes (13-0, 13), from Maidstone, won a brutal four-round destruction of the previously unbeaten Lewis Sylvester.Cain, 27, had his run at bantamweight ended by Ionut Baluta a year ago in Telford. The KO-artist put the Romanian down twice in the first round only to suffer a fractured hand in the process and was ultimately subject to a highly-disputed loss on points. Extensive surgery to his hand followed that has kept him out of the ring for a prolonged period of time.

 

Also featuring on the card, explosive cruiserweight Aloys Jr (6-1, 6 KOs) will have his first fight over the eight-round distance and big-punching junior middleweight Ben Fail (5-0, 4 KOs) will fight over six.

 

“This is another card where our elite young band of highly talented fighters get the chance to shine,” said promoter Frank Warren. “These shows are quite literally the making of our young stars and we always make sure these development cards are topped by significant title action, this time featuring Sam Noakes and Henry Turner."