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Jason Booth makes the maiden defense of his British super bantam title against challenger Rocky Dean tonight at York Hall, headlining a huge Frank Maloney Promotions fight card.
The Nottingham native will once again attempt to pick the pocket of a larger opponent as Booth, 32-5 (13), rides a five bout win streak into the bout with rugged former British title challenger Dean, 14-10-2 (4).
Chief support on the bill is provided by a British featherweight title eliminator between undefeated Akaash Bhatia, 14-0 (5), and former amateur star Jamie Arthur, 14-2 (4), in a true crossroads clash.
High flying Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Darren Sutherland, 3-0 (3), will look for his fourth victory as a pro as the Dublin super middle meets gritty Ukrainian Gennadiy Rasalev, 2-1 (1).
Flyweight Ashley Sexton, 6-0 (3), continues his busy career as the flashy toreador makes his seventh appearance in less than a year’s time when he faces off with durable Serbian Kemal Plavci, 4-27 (1).
Former British bantamweight champion Martin Power, 19-4 (8), launches his comeback against seasoned lightweight Sid Razak, 3-27 (1), while promising heavyweight Tom Dallas, 5-0 (3), squares off against Stas Belokon, 3-1 (1).
It’s a battle of the Baltics as Lithuanian light middleweight spoiler Tomas Grublys, 3-0 (2), looks to keep the ball rolling against Latvia’s Alex Spitko, 6-13 (4), and popular lightweight prospect Liam Shinkwin, 2-0 (0), continues his matriculation in a contest against Ibrar Riyaz, 3-5 (1).
A trio of light welterweights making their professional debuts rounds out the card as Martin Welsh, Mene Edwards and Ryan Evans will compete for the first time as professionals.
Frank Maloney Promotions presents “Back From The Brink”, the Super Bantamweight Championship of Britain between reigning titlist Jason Booth and challenger Rocky Dean with full undercard at York Hall in London, England on Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
Tickets are on sale at £30and £80 and are available from the Box Office 0871 226 1508. To obtain a discount on all ticket prices buy from www.frankmaloney.com.
Sky Sports will broadcast live on SS2 starting at 9:30PM.
