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Source: Queensberry Promotions
24/03/2025
The British heavyweight title will be on the line when English champion David Adeleye faces London rival Jeamie TKV Tshikeva on Saturday, April 5th in Manchester at the recently built, Co-op Live Arena. The show, which will be headlined by the previously announced heavyweight bout between Filip Hrgovic and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Joe Joyce, also marks a new broadcast partnership between Queensberry and DAZN. Adeleye (13-1, 12 KOs) began garnering notice with victory over then-undefeated Dmytro Bezus in early 2023, before being put forward for a British title challenge against Fabio Wardley in Riyadh Saudia Arabia in the October of that year. Wardley secured the stoppage in the seventh round but has now vacated the British title. Adeleye got himself back in the title mix with a first-round knockout of Solomon Dacres in December to win the English title. Known as "TKV." Tshikeva (8-1, 5 KOs) posted a strong victory over Michael Webster last time out in February at Wembley. He previously defeated British rival Franklin Ignatius via a sixth round stoppage.