{"id":505,"date":"2015-07-16T13:02:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T13:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=505"},"modified":"2015-07-16T13:02:37","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T13:02:37","slug":"churcher-prepared-for-war-against-mcewan-on-august-15th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=505","title":{"rendered":"Churcher Prepared For War Against McEwan On August 15th."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McEwanChurcherPoster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-506\" src=\"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McEwanChurcherPoster-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"McEwanChurcherPoster\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McEwanChurcherPoster-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McEwanChurcherPoster-300x425.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McEwanChurcherPoster.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>Churcher Prepared For War Against McEwan On August 15<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A mouth watering domestic clash, between Newport\u2019s Lee Churcher and Edinburgh\u2019s Craig McEwan, is set to feature on the undercard of the upcoming Thomas Melville\u2019s Colloseum Promotions THE COMEBACK event at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland on Saturday 15<sup>th<\/sup> August 2015, which is headlined by the Craig Docherty-Michael Kelly WBU World Super Welterweight Championship showdown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Churcher (12-3-1), who secured the BBBofC Welsh area title with a ninth round stoppage victory over Barrie Jones in 2012, but never got to defend it before switching allegiance to the MBC, comes into the fight off a six win streak.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His opponent, McEwan (22-4-1) will be making his first home appearance since returning from America, where he fought amongst others World Champions Andy Lee and Peter Quillin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On paper the bout looks set to be a stormer as both protagonists are very much \u2018attack is the best form of defense\u2019 minded, so much so that a number of on-line pundits have mooted that this is likely to be an out and out toe-to-toe war, very much in a similar vain to those classic battles between Arturo Gatti and Mickey Ward back in 2002\/3.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A train of thought that virtually mirrors Churcher\u2019s own, as was made clear when he spoke earlier.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a massive fight for me, I\u2019m really looking forward to fighting him, he\u2019s tough and a big puncher, much like me really.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are the type of fights real fighters want, challenging to put it mildly, fights like this are made for the big occasion and they don\u2019t get much bigger than this, well in Scotland that\u2019s for sure, there\u2019s the Craig Docherty-Michael Kelly title fight headlining and Scott Harrison will be making his return on the show too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That said, I think it will be our fight the fans will talk about most, especially afterwards, It\u2019s going to be a war in there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yeah he\u2019s been in with some good names, but that doesn\u2019t worry me, it\u2019s not an option for me, I can\u2019t lose, it\u2019s as simple as that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m going to take the fight to him, have to really, his right hand delivers a devastating blow, so mustn\u2019t give him the room to use it, I\u2019ve got to get in there and give it to him first.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not worried about the occasion or that it\u2019s on his home turf, OK so I\u2019m likely to receive a hostile reception, but that\u2019s fine with me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Saying that there are some fans coming up to support me, obviously it\u2019s a long trip for my fans, it\u2019s a massive journey for them, I appreciate that and can\u2019t thank them enough for traveling all that way to Scotland to watch me fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lee Churcher vs Craig McEwan features on the undercard of the Craig Docherty-Michael Kelly World Boxing Union (WBU) Super Welterweight World Championship bout that headlines the Thomas Melville\u2019s Colloseum Promotions THE COMEBACK event at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland on Saturday 15<sup>th<\/sup> August 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sanctioning for this event is courtesy of the Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maltaboxingcommission.com\">www.maltaboxingcommission.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tickets, priced \u00a340, \u00a350 and \u00a375 (VIP) are available from any of the boxers taking part or call 07932 069376 and are also available on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Churcher Prepared For War Against McEwan On August 15th. &nbsp; A mouth watering domestic clash, between Newport\u2019s Lee Churcher and<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=505\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Churcher Prepared For War Against McEwan On August 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