Gary Sykes, the British Super Featherweight champion, gets a run out at the Huddersfield Leisure Centre on July 23rd. The opponent is Kenya's Geoffrey Munika & the fight is an opportunity for Sykes to have a tune up before a projected October meeting with Gary Buckland, the only opponent to have beaten the Dewsbury champion.
The nature of the defeat, a heavy 1st round knock out in the Prizefighter competition, lends spice to the potential encounter which would have been lacking otherwise; Buckland is a solid if unspectacular pro and although he has looked more of a threat since dropping down from lightweight, a meeting between the pair a year ago would of looked a fairly straight forward task for Sykes. Now there are questions about his chin & how he will cope against the man who shattered his unbeaten run
First Sykes needs to take care of Munika on the non televised bill, which also includes four other Huddersfield fighters; unbeaten Tyrone Nurse & Jason McCalmon, Alistair Warren and Jason Thompson.
Tickets are available; 07917 881114
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