How to watch Conah Walker vs Sam Eggington
Conah Walker vs Sam Eggington full fight details - Official weigh-in results, schedule, ringwalks, TV channel, betting odds, prediction
A raucous atmosphere greeted Conah Walker and Sam Eggington as they faced-off for a final time at the official Weigh-In ahead of Saturday’s explosive all-Midlands derby in Wolverhampton – live on the Global Home of Boxing, DAZN.
Local favourite Conah 'The Wolf' Walker received a rapturous reception from his home faithful, serenaded to a succession of 'There's Only One Conah Walker' chants, whilst Birmingham rival 'Savage' Sam Eggington had to ignore the noise coming from boo-boys before their Super Welterweight showdown.
Elsewhere, another Brummie native in Ryan Kelly was doing his best to silence the verbal wind-ups from the British & Commonwealth Super Welterweight Champion Bilal Fawaz ahead of their Co-Main Event.
Shannon Ryan faces Nicola Hopewell with the IBF Intercontinental & Commonwealth Super Flyweight Titles on the line, meanwhile, as teenage sensation Tiah Mai Ayton looks ahead to a clash with livewire, Stevi Levy, jumping up to the Featherweight division for the first time.
Middleweight prospect Harley Burrows – ’The Beast’ – makes his professional bow with Matchroom Boxing against Lewis Howells, whilst fellow youngster Louie Ward looks forward to his second pro outing when the Super Featherweight sizes up Jesus Carrasco.
And highly-rated Super-Welterweight Junaid Bostan makes his eagerly anticipated return to the ring when he takes Mohammed Graich in the Prelims, live on DAZN.
Prelims live on DAZN 5.30pm BST
Louie Ward (132.9lbs) vs Jesus Carrasco (131.5lbs)
4x3 Super Featherweight Contest
Junaid Bostan (158lbs) vs Mohammed Graich (156.8lbs)
8x3 Super Welterweight Contest
Main Event live DAZN 7pm BST
Shannon Ryan (114.5lbs) vs Nicola Hopewell (112lbs)
10x2 IBF Intercontinental & Commonwealth Super Flyweight Titles
Harley Burrows (163.35lbs) vs Lewis Howells (166.65lbs)
4x3 Middleweight Contest
Tiah Mai Ayton (125.7lbs) vs Stevi Levy (125.4lbs)
8x2 Featherweight Contest
Bilal Fawaz (153.2lbs) vs Ryan Kelly (153.8lbs)
12x3 British & Commonwealth Super Welterweight Titles
Conah Walker (152.7lbs) vs Sam Eggington (152.3lbs)
12x3 Super Welterweight Contest
Quotes
CONAH WALKER: “It’s been a journey. It’s been a rollercoaster from start to end. In only my fourth fight, I fought an undefeated fighter. Then I fought another undefeated fighter in my fifth fight. It’s just the way I’ve done things. I don’t like to take the easy route and there were easier options on the table for this. I wanted Sam. I was asking for him last year. Not because I’ve got anything against Sam [Eggington]. I think he’s a great fighter and we get on well outside the ring. But business is business. It sells because we’re both big names from the Midlands. But we’re both household names outside of the Midlands too. And I want to be beating these household names – I want these names on my resumé. Obviously, we wanted the Ekow Essuman fight originally. Again, his name is out there. But that didn’t materialise, so I was pushing for Sam. We had a few back-and-forth messages and we agree together that we wanted the fight. We left it to the managers and then it was all done, signed and sealed. Now we are here.”
SAM EGGINGTON: “I’ve had a lot of fights. I’ve won a lot of belts. I love my job and my motivation is to keep the job I love. The more you lose, you’re going to have to pack it in. So, the fact is I need to carry on winning to keep doing the job I love doing. I get up and I love what I do. It gives me the freedom with my family and stuff like that. So that’s why it is my motivation. I always think the runners in the boxing world is a hard night – but the people who want to come and have a go is meat and drink. I love that stuff and I know Conah is very much the same. It’s why this fight was so easy to make when it was put to the promoter. We snapped it up in a heartbeat. It sells. People know what this is about. Nobody needs to be talked into this because they know what is going to happen on the night. Whether it sets fire in the first or the fourth or the sixth, it is going to set fire. Once it does, it won’t stop until someone falls over or the last bell rings.”
Betting Odds
3/10 Walker
11/4 Eggington
16/1 Draw
Predictions
Wayne Alexander, Former British, European, World champion: “Sam Eggington has had a hard tough career and is past his best, Conah Walker is younger, fresher and on a winning run, that’s why I predict Walker to win this one on a points decision.”
