Vaughan gets crack at the English title
Ben Vaughan…on sold-out Stoke show. Pic: Manjit Narotra/BCB
BEN Vaughan has been waiting for his shot at a major title and on July 26 he will get a chance to become English champion, writes PAUL WEBB.
He takes on Bobby Dalton at the Kings Hall, Stoke, on the sold-out Nathan Heaney homecoming show.
The 26-year-old welterweight from Northampton has already won the Midlands Area belt in spectacular style and pushed world-ranked Ekow Essuman all the way, losing a tight majority decision. His opponent has also won honours at the area level and is unbeaten in ten fights.
Vaughan said: “I was told this fight would be for the English title, but it isn't always easy to get opponents, so part of me thought, 'Is it going to happen? But now I know the name and I know it's a definite. I'm really excited about it. These opportunities are what will set up the rest of my boxing career.”
Tickets for the show were few and far between, so both men will be facing a fairly neutral crowd, many of whom will be watching the “Bomber” for the first time live.
Vaughan said: "There will be a few coming up, but tickets were very limited and in some ways it's been nice. I have just had to concentrate on my boxing rather than dealing with tickets. The atmosphere in there, I know, will be incredible, and it's a big night with the show selling out so quickly. Everyone is there to see Nathan, but I want to put on a performance for those fans."
Vaughan trains at the Shoe Box Gym in Northampton under coach James Conway. It's a busy week for the gym with five of its stable in action the night before at the Mercure Hotel.
“We are all boxing that same weekend, so we are all working towards the same goals, so you can't ask for better than that,” added Vaughan. “As the fight gets closer, that's when we start to work on things specific to my opponent and watch his previous fights.
“My coach will analyse all that, but mainly it's about focusing on what I need to do and I've done that right. It shouldn't matter too much what Dalton does.”
The unbeaten trio of Ollie Cooper, Lewis Lawton and Levi Vaughan are all in action along with Connor Parker and Shauna Browne. All tickets have sold out, but you can join the waiting list for any returns by emailing info@bcb-promotions.com. The fight will be streamed live on BCB's YouTube Channel.