Everything you need to know as Britain's undefeated middleweight prospect Shakiel Thompson puts his IBF European and WBO Global titles on the line against River Wilson-Bent on Friday 27th September, 2024.
Shakiel Thompson v River Wilson-Bent will top Matchroom's latest bill of boxing on Friday 27th September 2024.
The event itself is scheduled to get underway at around 18:00 (BST), with Shakiel Thompson v River Wilson-Bent expected to start from from around 22:15 (BST).
This time is however, subject to the length of the undercard.
The entire Matchroom card, which also includes Hughie Fury as well as Shakiel Thompson v River Wilson-Bent, will be staged at the 2,500 capacity Park Community Arena in Sheffield, England.
The venue's main tenants are the Sheffield Sharks and Sheffield Hatters basketball teams - both of whom relocated to the arena at the start of the 2023/24 season.
Shakiel Thompson v River Wilson-Bent will be available to watch live and exclusively on DAZN to subscribers of the live streaming platform in the United Kingdom.
Shakiel Thompson will look to make a successful defence of his IBF European middleweight and WBO Global middleweight titles on Friday night.
The 27-year-old captured both straps in a destructive KO success over Vladimir Georgiev in Rotherham earlier this year.
Nationality: | British |
Date of Birth: | 19th April 1997 |
Height: | 6ft 3ins |
Reach: | N/A |
Total Fights: | 12 |
Record: | 12-0 (8 KOs) |
Nationality: | British |
Date of Birth: | 15th January 1994 |
Height: | 6ft 2ins |
Reach: | 65ins |
Total Fights: | 22 |
Record: | 17-4-2 (7 KOs) |