Abass Baraou’s maiden defense of the EBU European junior middleweight title on Friday, June 14th will take place at a new venue. Baraou faces Macaulay McGowan, live and free on UK's Channel 5 next month, with the contest originally due to be held at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. But circumstances outside the control of Wasserman Boxing mean the stacked night of action is moving to the nearby Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton. The June 14th date remains the same, all tickets purchased for the original venue will remain valid in Bolton, and the bout lineup is unaffected by the change in event location. Germany's Baraou once again goes into the lion’s den against Manchester favourite McGowan, having won the vacant belt in a Fight of the Year contender against Sam Eggington in Telford, earlier this year.

 

Supporting bouts on the undercard:

 

Former IBO super middleweight champion Lerrone Richards takes on the battle-hardened Steed Woodall...

 

Ryan Kelly and Gerome Warburton promise fireworks in their middleweight collision...

 

Dan Toward, is back in action after a big KO win last time out and...

 

Darlington’s Ben Marksby, Leeds debutant Ellis Price and Liverpool's Mikie Tallon also form part of the undercard in Bolton on June 14th.