Doherty gets McIntyre

Tony Doherty will now defend his Celtic welterweight title against Kevin McIntyre after Colin McNeil withdrew from their fight.

Doherty was due to face McNeil on July 21 at the CIA in Cardiff as part of a huge bill in the Welsh capital.

But after the Scotsman pulled out, he was replaced with McIntyre.

The 29-year-old has a 23-5 ( record, and is a former British welterweight title challenger.

Then British champion David Barnes knocked him out in eight rounds in December 2003.

Doherty made a successful defence of his title at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, in April this year.

In his best display to date, the 24-year-old knocked out Taz Jones in the seventh round.

It was an impressive improvement on his previous fight against Jones, which saw him winning with a controversial split decision.

The April win extended Doherty's record to 20-0 (9).

He is keen to secure a British title shot before the end of the year, and looks ready to be really tested.

Doherty-McIntyre is on the undercard of a triple world title bill in Cardiff.

Enzo Maccarinelli defends his WBO cruiserweight title against Wayne Braithwaite, Gavin Rees challenges WBA light-welterweight king Souleymane M'Baye while Alex Arthur fights Koba Gogoladze in a WBO super-featherweight title fight.