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Matchroom Fight Camp 2021 Week 2 Weights

  The official weigh-in for Saturday’s second week of the 2021     Matchroom Fight Camp series took place earlier today in Brentwood, England at Matchroom Headquarters. Weights for the entire card, which can be seen globally on digital subscription sports streaming network   DAZN   and will be headlined by a rematch between Kid Galahad and James Dickens for the vacant IBF Featherweight world championship are as follows.   Main Event: Vacant IBF Featherweight World Championship – 12Rds.   Kid Galahad 126lbs. vs. James Dickens 125 1/2lbs.   English Heavyweight Championship – 10Rds.   Fabio Wardley (Champion) 235 1/2lbs. vs. Nick Webb 256lbs.     Heavyweight – 8Rds.   Alen Babic 210lbs.vs. Mark Bennett 272 1/2lbs.     Heavyweight – 4Rds.   Johnny Fisher 239 1/2lbs. vs. Danny Whitaker 259 1/2lbs.     Women’s Bantamweight – 8Rds.   Ebanie Bridges 118 3/4lbs. vs. Bec Connolly 119lbs.     Jr. Li...

Previewing Matchroom Fight Camp Season 2 Week 2

  The second season of Matchroom Boxing’s Fight Camp series kicked off in a big way on July 31 st  at Matchroom Headquarters in Brentwood, England. As this observer stated in  his post-coverage of week 1 , the sales hook for this series is relatively simple “No Easy Fights.” Although not originally intended, the first two weeks of this season will be headlined by bouts that could have a potential impact on the near future of the 126lb. Featherweight division. As most know, in week 1, British Featherweight champion Leigh Wood significantly stepped up in caliber of opposition and due to circumstances of COVID-19 saw himself in the main event against WBA mandatory challenger Xu Can. Wood turned in the best performance of his career in out Boxing Can over twelve rounds before dropping him in dramatic fashion in the final round, which led to a stoppage with seconds remaining in the fight.   This indirectly sets the stage for the main event of week 2 of Matchroom Fight Cam...