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Campbell ready for Derry fans
- Updated: October 11, 2016
Luke Campbell insists that he will not be daunted by the home support for Derry Mathews when the pair meet this Saturday night.
The Hull southpaw will defend his WBC Silver lightweight title against Mathews in Liverpool’s Echo Arena on the undercard of Tony Bellew’s first defence of his WBC cruiserweight world title against BJ Flores, to be shown live on Sky Sports.
‘Cool hand’ is coming off an impressive victory over former super-featherweight world champion Argenis Mendez as he regains momentum after suffering his first defeat as a professional back in 2015.
He will now test his skills against Mathews, who has 50 fights to his name and despite the scouser having a huge local fan base, Campbell, an Olympic gold medallist, is excited by the prospect of fighting in his opponent’s backyard and is confident that it will only bring out the best of him.
Speaking exclusively to Sky Sports, he said: “This is a great domestic clash and is a bit of a crossroads fight for the pair of us. It’s definitely a tough test, Derry is a warrior who carries that …
