With the disappointment of the Super Middleweight clash between Ryan Pocock and Ethan George for the vacant Welsh title being cancelled, Port Talbot’s Conor McIntosh (6-1-0) will now headline at the Vale Sports Arena.
After beating Nathan Howells last time out for the Welsh Super Featherweight championship, Conor McIntosh will take on Nicaraguan Brayan Mairena (15-39-1) over six rounds.
Also on the card “The Native”, Moses Jolly (7-0) makes his return to the ring as he takes on Milen Paunov (5-13) in a four round Heavyweight contest.
In his last four fights the Bulgarian Paunov has gone the distance, whereas Jolly has had back-to-back stoppages.
Opening the night, Light Featherweight Jimmy Gilheaney returns to the Vale Sports Arena for his second pro fight as he takes on former WBA Fedecentro Champion Eliecer Quezada (24-20-3)
The tough Nicaraguan has only been stopped twice since 2019, but in his last fight he dropped Nohman Hussain in the last round whereas Gilheaney in his pro debut dropped his last opponent in the very first round.
Up and coming star Haaris Khan moves from Super Middleweight up to Light Heavyweight as he looks to improve his 1-0 professional record.
The 23-year-old goes toe-to-toe with Poland’s Tomasz Felsz who is also 1-0 after making his debut at the back end of last year.
Tomorrow night will also see the battle of the Davies’s as Caerphilly’s Mark Davies (3-0) looks to extend his undefeated record as he comes up against Steve Davies (0-11) in a four round Super Middleweight contest.
This will be Steve’s 12th fight in the last 18 months whereas Mark makes his return back to the Vale Sports Arena for the first time since his pro debut.
James Atkins (5-0) fights his fourth fight in the Welsh Capital as he takes on Llanelli’s Stefan Vincent (2-12) in a six round contest. Both fighters have something in common as they have both put aside Naeem Ali who was Atkins’s last opponent.
Aberdare’s Joe Morgan (6-0) makes his return for the first time since February of last year as he takes on Bulgarian Georgi Velichkov (4-20-1).
Velichkov has already fought once in 2024, this came in Sofia where he won via majority decision, the 23-year-old has also fought 14 times since the Welshmen last entered the ring.
After just losing last time out against Brad Stund for the vacant European Super Bantamweight title at the York Hall, Joshua John (8-2) makes his return.
The 29-year-old orthodox fighter will take on former WBC Latino Super Flyweight Champion Marvin Solano (24-11) over six rounds. This will also be the Nicaraguan’s first fight in the UK after fighting back-to-back in America.
Tir-y-Berth’s Kyran Jones (8-0) returns back to Wales after fighting at the York Hall last time out as he goes head-to-head with Mike Byles (8-6). Byles makes his in-ring return for the first time since 2017.
Words By Harry Tovey
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