George Liddard faces Dario Morello on Saturday, August 22, at Copper Box Arena in London after the event was moved from York Hall.
- Matchroom Boxing announced the venue change on Friday, citing “temporary issues with York Hall which means it is no longer a viable venue.”
The promotion also said additional ticket information “will be released on Monday with all prior purchases retaining their tickets.”
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Liddard vs Morello for European title
Britain’s Liddard (14-0, 8 KOs) and Italy’s Morello (26-1, 4 KOs) battle for the vacant European middleweight title.
- Unbeaten 24-year-old Liddard comes off a unanimous decision victory over Tyler Denny in March.
- Morello, 33, was last in action last November, scoring a unanimous decision over Faton Vukshinaj for his 11th win in a row.
The undercard features Jimmy Sains (12-0, 10 KOs) against Tom Cowling (15-1, 4 KOs) for the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title.
Emmanuel Buttigieg (12-0, 4 KOs) takes on P A Gordon (9-0, 1 KO) for the vacant English middleweight title.
Tiah Mai Ayton (6-0, 5 KOs) and Ellie Hellewell (7-1-1, 1 KO) clash for the vacant Commonwealth featherweight title.
- The event will stream live on DAZN.
Current fight card
Main card
- George Liddard (14-0, 8 KOs) vs. Dario Morello (26-1, 4 KOs)
- Jimmy Sains (12-0, 10 KOs) vs. Tom Cowling (15-1, 4 KOs)
- Emmanuel Buttigieg (12-0, 4 KOs) vs. P A Gordon (9-0, 1 KO)
- Tiah Mai Ayton (6-0, 5 KOs) vs. Ellie Hellewell (7-1-1, 1 KO)
Prelims
- Harley Burrows (1-0) vs. Carlos Miguel Ronner (7-12, 2 KOs)
- Louie Ward (2-0) vs. Jon Martinez (16-12-5, 2 KOs)
- Pat McCormack (8-1, 6 KOs) vs. TBA
- Ioan Croft (6-0, 3 KOs) vs. TBA
- Connor Mitchell (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. TBA
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