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Tony Yoka vs. Carlos Takam on March 11 will feature a British undercard. In the co-main event, Dan Azeez, the British and Commonwealth light heavyweight champion, takes on Thomas Faure to compete for the European title. Olympic gold medalist Lauren Price faces Naomi Mannes in her third professional fight.
“Will be announced later this week” refers to a further televised fight.
After knocking out Hosea Burton, defeating Shakan Pitters for the British title two fights later, and then forcing Rocky Fielding into retirement in December, Azeez (18-0, 12 KO) is currently enjoying a nice little run. He would stand out from the Smith/Buatsi/Yarde pack significantly with a victory here, and at 33 years old, time is definitely of the essence.
Since January of last year, France’s Faure (21-4-1, 2 KO) hasn’t fought and hasn’t won a big fight in 10 years as a professional. However, he has a one-of-a-kind record against Eddy Lacrosse, a rookie, going 1-2.
Dan Azeez stated, I have always wanted to be a world champion, and I believe that winning the European title will help me get there. I’m looking forward to the fight and doing a lot of training.
Price, who recently received her MBE, finished off a stellar amateur career by winning the middleweight title in Tokyo. She is 2-0 and has one knockout victory. She will fight Mannes (6-1, 4 KO), who failed to win the European title last November, at 147.
MBE Lauren Price stated: In my amateur career, I was proud to represent Great Britain all over the world. Going to Paris for my third professional bout, where I qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, gives me the same feeling. I am aware that Naomi Mannes recently competed for the European title, so she is unquestionably a more formidable opponent. I can’t wait to travel to France and present my work to the world.
