{"id":903,"date":"2021-07-23T13:42:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T13:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=903"},"modified":"2021-07-23T13:42:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T13:42:12","slug":"a-win-over-yildirim-puts-me-right-up-there-says-cullen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=903","title":{"rendered":"A WIN OVER YILDIRIM PUTS ME RIGHT UP THERE SAYS CULLEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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John Docherty vs Jack Cullen, Super Middleweight bout. 14 November 2020 Picture By Mark Robinson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
‘Little Lever’s Meat Cleaver’ faces former Canelo foe<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Jack Cullen<\/strong> says he will take full advantage of a golden opportunity when he clashes with former World Title challenger Avni Yildirim<\/strong> for the IBF International Super-Middleweight Title on the first week of Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex on Saturday July 31, live worldwide on DAZN<\/strong>.

After a fiery build up in the Matchroom bubble, Cullen recovered from a first round knockdown to hand undefeated prospect John Docherty a first career loss in their British Super-Middleweight Title Eliminator last time out in November at The SSE Arena, Wembley 

Turkish star Yildirim (21-3, 12 KOs) heads into battle on the back of an unsuccessful challenge against pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez in February at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Mexican icon Canelo was too good as he defended his WBC and WBA Super-Middleweight World Titles via a third round stoppage. 

“John Docherty got the fight going at the end of the day \u2013 he started with his mouth and it made more people tune in,” said Cullen<\/strong>. “This is what boxing is all about, it\u2019s all about having exciting fights. It was a good fight and I came home with the win. I was expecting to. I don\u2019t want to take anything away from John Docherty \u2013 he\u2019s a good boxer but I\u2019m bigger and better. 

“I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m an underdog in this one. If anything I\u2019m the favourite! He has been in with the best. You\u2019ll see on fight night that I should be up there as well. You can\u2019t really go off Canelo, he\u2019s a superstar isn\u2019t he. Whoever he fights he beats! All I can take away from it is Yildirim is a tough and strong lad. 

“He comes for a fight. It can only be an exciting scrap. Everyone knows I enjoy getting involved in a fight. He enjoys a fight too. No matter what time it is in the ring, whatever round it is, we\u2019re going to clash. It\u2019s going to be a brilliant fight for the crowd and for those watching on DAZN. 

“At the end of the day he\u2019s a fighting man and he doesn\u2019t want to get beat. Anybody that gets into the ring doesn\u2019t want to get beat. He\u2019s going to give it his all and I\u2019m going to give it my all. You don\u2019t look past anybody, and Yildirim shouldn\u2019t be looking past me. We\u2019ll prove to everyone how good I am. You\u2019ll see my hand getting raised at the end of the night.

\u201cThis is going to be a dream come true for me hopefully. You never know, anything could happen after this. It\u2019s entirely up to Matchroom and DAZN. Get past Yildirim and it puts me right up there. I think he\u2019s ranked at number 21 or 22 in the world. There\u2019s no reason not to be putting me up there.”

Cullen is no stranger to Fight Camp having been part of the first incarnation last year when he drew with Zak Chelli behind closed doors in August, and the fan-friendly 27-year-old says he will only benefit from the return of live crowds as 300 boxing enthusiasts pack into the stunning Matchroom HQ grounds. 

“You couldn\u2019t be fighting in a better place than Eddie Hearn\u2019s back garden. I got 25 tickets and I\u2019ve sold them all. Especially with a crowd this time, it\u2019s going to be mega. I love all of the people who come and support me. They all put their hard-earned money into coming to watch me. It\u2019s the same this time. They\u2019ve all spent big money on the tickets. Crowds definitely help a fighter.”

Yildirim vs. Cullen is part of a huge night of action as Fight Camp returns with a bang, rising Welterweight star Conor Benn <\/strong>(18-0, 12 KOs) puts his WBA Continental Title on the line against Mexico\u2019s Adrian Grandos<\/strong> (21-8-3, 15 KOs), WBA Featherweight World Champion Xu Can<\/strong> (18-2, 3 KOs) defends his Title against Nottingham’s Leigh Wood <\/strong>(24-2, 14 KOs), Tommy McCarthy<\/strong> (18-2, 9 KOs) and Chris Billam-Smith <\/strong>(12-1, 10 KOs) collide in a massive showdown for the European, British and Commonwealth Cruiserweight Titles, Liverpool Super-Welterweight Anthony Fowler <\/strong>(14-1, 11 KOs) promises to build on his huge third-round knockout win over Jorge Fortea when he takes on Roberto Garcia<\/strong> (44-5, 27 KOs), Manchester Lightweight Campbell Hatton<\/strong> (2-0) continues his young journey in the pro ranks against Jakub Laskowski<\/strong> (4-4-1, 2 KOs) and former amateur star Sandy Ryan <\/strong>makes her highly-anticipated professional debut at Super-Lightweight against Kirstie Bavington<\/strong> (3-1-2, 2 KOs).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

‘Little Lever’s Meat Cleaver’ faces former Canelo foe Jack Cullen says he will take full advantage of a golden opportunity when<\/p>\n

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