Ok guys, we've not had too much going on in British boxing over the past couple of weeks, and when there has been I've been working late shifts so I wasn't able to RBR them, but this weekend I finish at 4.30pm and am all free till Monday. A rare luxury since I told my boss I'm skint and need the overtime....

Anyhow, first up on Friday we have Jon Thaxton in the biggest fight of his career for the European title against Yuri Romanov. On Saturday we have Thaxton's long-time verbal sparring partner Amir Khan in a WBO Lightweight Title eliminator against Martin Kristijansen.

So firstly, Yuri Romanov (20-2, 13KOs) is travelling to the East End of London to make the third defence of his European title, and will probably look for a better result than in his last visit in 2006, where he was beaten by Graham Earl narrowly. After two fights in his homeland of Belarus, the orthodox 25-year old will be a hard-hitting opponent to one of the biggest British hitters, Jon Thaxton.

Thaxton (33-7, 18KOs) will be the underdog for this one, with the domestic rivalry between him and Khan undermining the media coverage, and possibly his own preparations for this clash. Eight years, and eighteen fights the senior of Romanov, Thaxton is a banger himself, and is well known for bringing bucketfuls of heart and guts to his bouts, though perhaps not the slickest boxer of all. Although the underdog, Thaxton will have a good following behind him, and will hopefully have brought down plenty of fans from Norfolk to the East end, and can put in a good shift to claim the European title, to further tempt Amir Khan.