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Australia's Josh King Looking Forward to Facing Former Champ Ricky Burns on Nov 7
GENERAL 15 de octubre de 2015 LU17
WBO #10 lightweight Josh King says he's ecstatic to be facing former two-division world champion Ricky Burns (38-5-1, 12 KOs) for the WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Championship at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 7.
The event will also be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
When this opportunity came up I jumped at it," said a happy King during a break in training. "This is exactly what I wanted. I can't wait to get it on with this guy and get a win over a two-division world champ."
King (19-3, 9 KOs), from Townsville, Queensland, Australia, has already held the Australian Super Lightweight, WBF World Super Lightweight, WBO Oriental Lightweight and WBO Asia Pacific Lightweight Championships as a professional. But adding a name like Scotland's Ricky Burns to his resume would propel the 30-year-old onto the world stage.
"A victory will give me the opportunity to fight for the world title," he added, "but I know he's a two-time world champ and it's not going to be easy. Ricky has done some great things in the ring."
King says he'll be coming into the fight in top shape, as he's been training for months for two consecutive fights that were cancelled.
"I've done a lot of things differently for this fight," he continued. "I've changed trainers and gone to an experienced Steve Deller. I'm training in Townsville North Queensland at the Bad Boys gym. I'm more than ready to win. I see it going the distance. I've got to get in and out-work him; show some angles and move on him."
King's co-promoter, Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions, along with Adam Wilcock of FightCard Promotions, says Burns and his team have made a mistake in taking this fight.
"They're thinking they're going to use Josh as a stepping stone back to the top, but they couldn't be more wrong," he explained. "It's Josh who will be using him. Burns is tailor-made for my fighter. An upset is imminent."
About Greg Cohen Promotions
One of boxing's premier promotional outfits, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) is a well-respected name for staging world-class professional boxing events and promoting elite professional fighters throughout the world.
Founder and CEO Greg Cohen has been involved with professional boxing in various capacities since the late 1980s, honing his craft and establishing himself as a shrewd international boxing businessman
Distinguished by his ability to spot and develop raw talent, Cohen first made promotional headlines for his expert guidance of, among many others, former WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin "No Doubt" Trout, who Cohen helped guide from unknown New Mexico prospect to elite pay-per-view level superstar.
In addition to Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions has worked with established names such as former unified and two-time heavyweight champion Hasim "The Rock" Rahman and all-time-great multiple-weight class world champion James "Lights Out" Toney.
Cohen currently promotes multiple world champion and boxing superstar Zab Judah, women's boxing superstar Amanda Serrano, and former world champion Kendall Holt, as well as current world-rated contenders including top undefeated cruiserweight Lateef Kayode, long-time elite middleweight "Mean" Joe Greene, lightweight KO artist Ismael Barroso, top super featherweight Arash Usmanee, Canadian lightweight and TV action hero Tony Luis; WBA and five-time Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; and Australian lightweight prospect Josh King.
Greg Cohen Promotions has hosted world-class boxing events in the finest venues throughout the United States and the world and has also proudly provided talent and/or content for several television networks including CBS Sports Network, HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, MSG and FOX Sports Net.
For more information, visit gcpboxing.com. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GCPBoxing. Twitter: @GCPBoxing
CONTACTS:
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