MTK Global announced the line-ups for three MTK Fight Night events later this summer. The events will be held behind closed doors at the LS-LIVE in Wakefield, and will be broadcast in the US on ESPN+, and worldwide on IFL TV.

 

AUGUST 11TH:The first show features Jono Carroll (18-1-1, 4 KOs) against the always-entertaining Maxi Hughes (20-5-2, 4 KOs) at 133 pounds... Belfast hero Sean McComb (10-0, 5 KOs) has an intriguing clash against Siar Ozgul (15-4, 3 KOs)... plus there is a fantastic battle between Craig MacIntyre (11-0-1, 4 KOs) and hard-hitting Darren Surtees (12-1, 8 KOs)... Sahir Iqbal (7-0, 1 KO) and Maredudd Thomas (11-0, 2 KOs) meet in a battle of undefeated welterweights... and Dublin ace Pierce O’Leary (4-0, 1 KO) will step up in class against fellow unbeaten fighter Harry Limburn (6-0).

 

AUGUST 25TH  sees British and Commonwealth bantamweight king Lee McGregor (8-0, 6 KOs) facing a tricky test at 122 pounds against Southern Area super-bantamweight champion Ryan Walker (11-1, 2 KOs)... welterweight Lewis Crocker (11-0, 6 KOs) go up against Louis Greene (12-1, 7 KOs).. Irish junior welterweight champion Gary Cully (10-0, 5 KOs) faces off with Welsh champion Kieran Gething (9-2-2, 2 KOs)... Blane Hyland (3-0) returns to action on the card as well... and amateur star James McGivern makes his professional debut, with opponents to be announced for those last two fights.

 

SEPTEMBER 1ST is headlined by a British and Commonwealth 140-pound title fight between Akeem Ennis Brown (13-0, 1 KO) and Philip Bowes (20-3 3 KOs)... Dan Azeez (11-0, 7 KOs) defends his English light-heavyweight title against Andre Sterling (11-2, 4 KOs)... welterweight Darren Tetley (20-1, 9 KOs) fights Liam Taylor (21-1-1, 10 KOs) in a British title eliminator...there'll be a clash between Padraig McCrory (10-0, 4 KOs) and Mickey Ellison (12-2, 4 KOs), while Elliot Whale (2-0) also returns in his hardest bout to date against Corey McCulloch (4-0).

 

MTK Global Chief Strategy Officer Paul Gibson said: “It feels good to finally be able to announce the return of MTK Fight Nights with these three exciting shows. There are a lot of unique challenges to pulling a card together in the current climate but these fifteen matches guarantee some cracking fights."

 

“The remit was to make as many quality 50-50s as possible and the fact we’ve been restricted to matching domestically only adds to intrigue of the contests. It’ll be action from first bell to last.”

 

MTK Global Vice-President Jamie Conlan added: “Our first show on August 11 sees Jono Carroll returning following his incredible victory against Scott Quigg in March.

 

“Sean McComb and Siar Ozgul always bring excitement, so having them face each other is certain to lead to fireworks, and then we have two outstanding 50-50 fights as Craig MacIntyre faces Darren Surtees, and Sahir Iqbal goes up against Maredudd Thomas.

 

“Pierce O’Leary rounds off our first show, and he has looked tremendous in his career so far, so we can’t wait to see him back in the ring.

 

“Our second card on August 25 is just as packed, with Lewis Crocker competing for his first title in a terrific fight against Louis Greene, and it’s great to have Lee McGregor back too after his brilliant bout with Kash Farooq in November.

 

“Gary Cully against Kieran Gething is an extremely interesting fight that I can’t wait to see unfold, and the fans will see two stars for the future when James McGivern and Blane Hyland are in action.

 

“On September 1 we finally see the British and Commonwealth title fight between Akeem Ennis Brown and Philip Bowes, and those two have been desperate to face each other.

 

“Dan Azeez continues his impressive progression in a top fight against Andre Sterling, and Darren Tetley vs. Liam Taylor is an exceptional contest between two fighters on the cusp of the British title.

 

“We then have another excellent 50-50 battle as Padraig McCrory faces Mickey Ellison, plus Elliot Whale is back after two stellar performances in his career so far.”

 

Further news on the three cards, along with details on more MTK Fight Night events later this year, will be announced in due course.