Midlands middleweight champ Troy Coleman begins to mount challenge for the British title

Troy Coleman begins British title charge

After winning the Midlands Area Middleweight Title on the road and in style, Troy Coleman (13-3) makes a long overdue return home headlining BCB Promotions 'No Backing Down' at the Eastside Rooms in Birmingham on February 28th.

The 29-year-old from Burntwood won the belt last September, outpointing the previously unbeaten Tom Cowling 95-94 at the Grantham Leisure Centre.

It was his first fight under the BCB banner, and he took the opportunity with both hands, using his experience and quality jab to finish the bout on top in a real small hall thriller.

It was the second time Coleman had boxed for the Midlands strap, having previously been stopped by River Wilson Bent in 2020 before moving to Thailand, where he picked up the WBC Asian Continental Title, making a successful defence, before travelling to Australia to take on Isaac Hardman for the WBO Inter Continental title. After that defeat he decided to make the journey back to Staffordshire to continue his career.

“This is my first fight at home in five years, said Coleman. Not many boxers would have jumped straight into a title fight after a loss, but I took the chance, and it's been a great confidence booster. I won't be defending the title on this show, but I'm not taking my opponent lightly; this is about keeping active and staying busy, I'm definitely not looking past it.

Taking the opportunity to escape the miserable English winter, Coleman returned to the boxing hotbed of Thailand, making the most of the climate and the packed gyms, but he is now home and has been a familiar face at the BCB gym in Wednesbury, sparring with the highly touted Aaron Bowen and unbeaten James Griffiths.

“I have been over there again training with former pro Jamie Speight, which has been great. I love it over there – the facilities, the weather, and being able to do four or five hours a day, working hard – and it's definitely something I want to do before my fights in the future.

“After boxing abroad, now I want to stick to the domestic shows, and my goal when I turned pro was always to win a British title, and that's never changed. I have shown with the win against Cowling that I am at the level where I am ready to take on big fights. I've got a good manager now, and I'm back home with my family and feeling good.”

The stacked card also features four unbeaten fighters in Hamza Azeem, Nico Ogbeide, Jamie Edwards and Levi Vaughan.

Tickets are available now, priced at £45 for general admission and £80 for VIP, from the boxers directly or by emailing info@bcb-promotions.com.