{"id":457,"date":"2015-04-21T15:38:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T15:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=457"},"modified":"2015-04-21T15:38:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T15:38:52","slug":"turkish-prospect-ozgul-set-for-london-showdown-with-miekle-on-may-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=457","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Prospect Ozgul Set For London Showdown With Miekle On May 2nd."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MeikleOzgulPoster\"<\/a>Turkish Prospect Ozgul Set For London Showdown With Miekle On May 2nd.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Champions TKO Gym\u2019s unbeaten Light Heavyweight prospect Onder Ozgul is set to make his fifth professional outing in just over a weeks time, when he takes on the highly entertaining Jody Meikle, from Scunthorpe, in a six round contest, on the Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott Wise Guys Promotions LORDS OF THE RING event at York Hall in London on Saturday 2nd May 2015.<\/p>\n

Ozgul, has built quite a reputation, as a seriously tough and uncompromising boxer, over the past year or so, following top class victories over the likes of Lithuania\u2019s Dmitrij Kalinovskij, Brighton\u2019s Iain Jackson, Lithuania\u2019s Remigijus Ziausys and most recently over the Czech Republic\u2019s big punching Karel Horejsek.<\/p>\n

With a boxing style and approach uncannily similar to that of a certain \u2018Iron\u2019 Mike Tyson, it shouldn\u2019t come as any surprise that Ozgul\u2019s Turkish fans have nicknamed their man \u2018Little Mike\u2019, a name that the British fans that have seen him in action have started to adopt too.<\/p>\n

That aside, Ozgul\u2019s resolve could be mightily tested by Miekle, who last time out scored a good solid draw against Portsmouth bruiser Sam Couzens, no surprise there as the Lincolnshire man not only likes a good old fashioned toe-to-toe slug fest, but also has a very entertaining mischievous streak.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the famed Champions TKO Gym in Hackney, Ozgul spoke briefly about the upcoming showdown with the man they call \u2018The Entertainer\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy I am fighting a six rounder, I\u2019d be happy if it was an eight, I train for twelve rounds, so six is easy for me.<\/p>\n

The way we look at it is if you can run a marathon, then running a half marathon is easy, that\u2019s why we work so hard in the gym, so it is easy in the ring.<\/p>\n

My last fight I trained hard, I trained for twelve rounds then too, the opponent was strong and durable but it was still an easy fight for me.<\/p>\n

It will be the same next week, I will be ready for whatever Jody Meikle brings, I\u2019ve been told Jody is tough, good that means we\u2019ll have a very good fight.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m really happy that my brother Siar has got a title fight on May 2nd and even happier that I will be fighting on the undercard of his title fight and hope that everyone comes out and gives us both their full support.<\/p>\n

I want to thank my sponsors and all those fans that come and support me and my brother (Super Welterweight Siar Ozgul), Thank you for supporting us, on May 2nd you\u2019ll not be disappointed, I will be fighting at my best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Onder Ozgul versus Jody Meikle features on the undercard of Siar Ozgul \u2013 Matt Scriven MBC International Welterweight title fight that headlines the Mark Lyons & Billy James-Elliott Wise Guys Promotions LORDS OF THE RING event, that takes place at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 2nd May 2015.<\/p>\n

Sanctioning for this event will be provided courtesy of the Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) \u2013 www.maltaboxingcommission.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Tickets priced \u00a335 (Standard seating) and \u00a365 (Ringside) are available direct from any of the boxers taking part, on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com<\/a> or call the TKO ticket line on 07960 850645<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Turkish Prospect Ozgul Set For London Showdown With Miekle On May 2nd. Champions TKO Gym\u2019s unbeaten Light Heavyweight prospect Onder<\/p>\n

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