Singh: I’m going to make a statement in Glasgow title battle

Callum Singh…travels to Glasgow to face Lennon Mulligan

FOR stylish Callum Singh, the toughest test of his career beckons.

The unbeaten Coventry bantam will travel to Glasgow on June 21 to face the home city’s Lennon “Mayhem” Mulligan. At stake at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel will be the Scot’s Commonwealth youth title.

Make no mistake, 23-year-old Callum is entering the lion’s den to face a real lionheart – and that’s the way he wants it.

“I’m in boxing to face the best and test myself,” Singh, who fights out of Brendan Norman’s Bulkington gym, said.

It’s a battle of two men who have never tasted defeat. Mulligan, aged 22, was a fine amateur who has peeled off six straight wins as a pro, two by stoppage.

Unbeaten in seven, it’s Callum’s first fight since a bid to take the Midlands super-flyweight title was scuppered by the scales last October. Callum came in a mere pound over the limit, but still boxed champ Sean Bruce without the belt being on the line.

He produced a career best performance to floor and outpoint Bruce.

“As an amateur, Mulligan boxed for Scotland,” Callum said, “he boxed abroad a lot. I think he was a multiple national champion, he’s a good fighter.

“I’m looking to win the title, make a statement and push on through the rankings. I’m pretty sure a win will put me in the top five of the rankings.

“I think it will be a good fight for the fans, but I’ll come out on top. He’s a good fighter, but he hasn’t fought me. One hundred per cent it’s my toughest test as a pro.”

Singh is tall and long-armed: I’m not surprised the super-flyweight division is now beyond him. In the near future, he may outgrow the bantams, too.

He added: “I feel a lot stronger, I was too big for super-fly. Moving up was the right move. I’ve felt really good in sparring, sparring some good, heavier lads.

“I just want to win a British title, if I could achieve that at bantam, it would really be something.”

First, however, there is Mulligan to take care of – and that, away from home, is no easy task. As they say in the game: “Someone’s O has got to go.”