Nasser Al-Harbi has been handed the chance to prove he can be the Midlands’ next boxing hero.
Al-Harbi
will now meet Marcus Portman at the New Bingley Hall in Birmingham on
Friday, May 11 after Young Mutley pulled out of the top-of-the-bill
fight on Coldwell Boxing’s show.
Portman
has won WBF honours and challenged for the British
and Commonwealth light-middleweight belts in his 30-fight career and
promises to give 22 year-old Al-Harbi his toughest-ever test over eight
rounds.
Portman,
from West Bromwich, is a skilled, but temperamental southpaw and a look
at his record shows that only top-level fighters such as Bradley Pryce
and Jamie Cox have beaten him.
At the age of 31, he will see his clash with Al-Harbi as a chance to climb back into title contention.
Al-Harbi is a fighter on the rise and
suffered big-fight disappointment in March when his English
light-middleweight title eliminator against Jamie Ball was ruled a
technical draw following an accidental clash of heads.
But Dave Coldwell, head of Coldwell Boxing, was encouraged by what he saw from Al Harbi.
He
said: “Nasser’s got the talent to be a name in the Midlands and
possibly beyond and from what I saw against Jamie Ball, he’s getting
stronger as well.
“I
thought he would box Jamie from the outside, but the way he took the
fight to him shows Nasser is getting stronger and more confident.
“He
dealt with the big occasion very well and because of that, I’m looking
to step him up in the coming months. He won’t be far away from a major
title fight if he beats Portman.”
All-action
Peter Vaughan boxes on the undercard, along with local ticket-sellers
Craig Cunningham and Callum Cooper and more information is available
from www.coldwellboxing.comand twitter @davidcoldwell.
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