Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Napa to feature in Stoke

IAN NAPA makes the first defence of his European bantamweight title when he faces a selected opponent at Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke on Friday 23rd January. A cracking chief supporting contest sees local hero Chris Edwards (11-13-3) challenge Grimsby's Wayne Bloy (5-3-1) for the vacant British flyweight championship. The show will be promoted by FTM Sports in association with Scott Lawton of Impact boxing. Lawton (25-4-1) will be the busiest man in Britain on the night, having to find time to squeeze in an English lightweight title defence against Henry Castle (19-4) in what promises to be a brilliant ten rounder. The show will be televised live on Sky Sports and Maloney said: "Stoke is an expanding city and there is a big enough fan base there to stage major shows. "Scott and everyone else at Impact have done a lot for boxing in the Potteries and this will hopefully be the first of many shows together. "I was given a tour of the venue last month and it is top class and I'm sure we will get a big crowd." Londoner Napa (18-6) won the European title in October when he captured a unanimous points verdict against defending champion Carmelo Ballone. Edwards, 32, will be attempting to bounce back to winning ways after losing his British super-flyweight title to Andy Bell in March. The undercard will feature the best of the local talent and several of Maloney's prospects. Tickets for 'Stoking the Fire' can be obtained from www.frankmaloney.com or by calling the box office 0871 226 1508. Prices are £70 ringside and £35.

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