Sykes announces retirement

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Former British super-featherweight champion Gary Sykes has announced he is retiring with immediate effect and is withdrawing from his fight with Sean Dodd.

Sykes (28-5-6KO) was scheduled to face Dodd on the undercard of Tony Bellew’s WBC world cruiserweight title defence against BJ Flores in Liverpool on October 15 – live on Sky Sports.

The 32-year-old Sykes was attempting to rebound from being knocked out in the second round of his bout with Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell in March.

That now looks set to be the last fight of …

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