Frank Maloney Boxing: Heavyweight Prospect Price Faces German Test

David Price will tackle German opponent Liridon Memishi when he makes his second professional appearance on Friday, 16th Oct.

It will be the 6ft 8in Liverpool heavyweight’s first fight under Frank Maloney’s promotional banner and takes place at Sunderland’s Seaburn Centre.

The 26-year-old Olympic bronze medallist has had just one professional fight since switching codes – a three round stoppage of Dave Ingleby in March.

With his fellow Olympians being kept busy since turning professional, Maloney will make Price one of the most active fighters in Britain.

Provided he comes through the Memishi bout unscathed, Price will box again seven days later at Bolton Arena on October 23, where the bill is topped by Jamie Moore’s European light middleweight title defence against Ryan Rhodes.

Maloney said: “David will be kept very active over the next 12 months while he learns his trade and develops in the gym. There is no hurry, athough I feel he could pick up British and Commonwealth titles in about two years provided he stays injury free

“His amateur pedigree suggests he could take on good domestic boxers now, but there is a lot more to it like fitness and mental toughness and David knows that.

“World level in five years is a realistic target and he would still be around 30, but we’ll take each fight as it comes. It is about the right fight at the right time.”

Memishi, 19, is based in Aachen and in his only fight to date drew a four rounder against Marcel Gottschalk.

Tickets for both shows featuring David are available from www.frankmaloney.com and 0871 226 1508