Great to have a midweek bill on Box Nation (Sky 456) this week, headlined by British champ Lee Selby, defending his belt against Scotland's John Simpson.
York Hall is the venue and it should be a good bill, here are five things to watch if you're watching it at home or going down to Bethnal Green.
1. Can the main event live up to it's billing?
People in the trade are buzzing about this one, it's a proper 50/50 fight, and the kind of fight everyone who loves boxing will relish. Selby looked great last time out v Stephen Smith, a guy who's twice outpointed John Simpson. The Scot is a warrior though, experienced at championship level, does 12 rounds standing on his head, and actually is a bigger puncher than his record suggests. People will remember that it was this time last year that he beat Martin Lindsay in Belfast to win this title.
2. Will Steve O'Meara impress again?
Steve O'Meara looked outstanding in knocking out the unbeaten Ryan Toms in a round last time out, and big surprise considering he had just two KO's going into that one. He's only lost to late Prizefighter winner Brett Flournoy and unbeaten Liverpool man Joe Selkirk (both on points) and is a Southern area champ in an open light middleweight division. He faces Nathan Wiese, a light puncher, who drew with Toms last time out.
3. Can Billy Joe Saunders end 2011 on a high?
Billy Joe Saunders has been very active in the last few months, and having gone 10 rounds for the first time last time out, expect him to show his improvement on this bill. He's one of my favourite fighters on the UK scene and although no opponent has been named so far, this is all about the performance, we need to see something that sets it up nicely for 2012.
4. Can unbeaten prospect Georgie Michael Carman bounce back?
Carman was being heralded as a fighter to look out for a few months back, but really disappointed last time on TV at Wembley, claiming a very lucky draw against Tom Bowen. Considering Bowen was then blown out in a round against a guy with a record of 0-0-1, it has made Carman's showing look even more disappointing. At York Hall he faces the very hard to look good against, Robin Deakin, but he needs a big performance.
5. Is Michael Maguire a fighter to keep our eye on?
6-0 (2 KO's) super bantamweight Michael Maguire from Peterborough was with Hayemaker and had some good performances, but he's been out of the ring since January 2010 and it's hard to know what to expect. He's not been given an easy fight to return, facing Najah Ali, stopped only by Michael Walsh, and with a 10 round points win over Don Broadhurst.
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