America’s Sean Hemphill will face unbeaten super middleweight prospect Mark Jeffers in the chief supporting fight to Callum Simpson’s European title clash with Ivan Zucco on Saturday, June 7 at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley, presented by BOXXER, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.
Jeffers (20-0, 7 KOs) has been calling for big fights ever since his English Title triumph over Zak Chelli in July 2023.
The 27-year-old Englishman has extended his unbeaten record with wins over Germaine Brown, Darren Johnstone, Joshua Quartey and Ricardo Lara, and now aims to make a statement against the Louisiana native Hemphill.
Hemphill (18-2, 11 KOs), known as ‘Silky’, went the distance with former IBF World Super Middleweight Champion William Scull last year on the undercard of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s unified world title defence against Jamie Munguia at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 4th.
The 29-year-old from New Orleans has since recorded back-to-back wins over Bryant McClain and Ryan Adams and will cross the Atlantic full of confidence as he looks to establish himself as one of the top contenders in the 168-pound division.
Jeffers, who got married just 10 days ago, had to cut short his honeymoon to return to the gym as he gears up for one of his toughest career tests. There is a lot on the line for the Lancashire boxer, who has his sights set on a ‘War of the Roses’ showdown with Yorkshire rival Simpson, who headlines a huge night of boxing at Oakwell Stadium on June 7th against undefeated Italian Zucco.
Mark Jeffers said: “I want to put on a statement and show that I deserve to be up there with the elites in the division. Hemphill looks like a good fighter, he went the distance with William Scull, so I know he will be coming to win. But I’m more than ready.
“I got married after my last fight, and the wedding was unreal, a great week away, but the work didn’t stop. I was training in a gym while I was out there, and I got straight back into camp as soon as we landed home.
“I want the biggest and toughest fights out there. If Callum Simpson beats Zucco, then me against him is a massive fight. It’s Lancashire vs Yorkshire, the two best super middleweights in the country, and I’m very confident that I win that fight.”
A massive European night is coming to Barnsley as Callum Simpson faces undefeated Italian Ivan Zucco for the European Super Middleweight Title on Saturday, June 7 at Oakwell Stadium. Remaining tickets are available at BOXXER.com
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