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Eggington predicts KO ending
- Updated: October 18, 2016
Sam Eggington insists his Birmingham battle with Frankie Gavin will not go the distance and is prepared to do “anything it takes” to defeat his local rival.
The 23-year-old will face Gavin in a hometown fight at the Barclaycard Arena on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, and there is plenty at stake for both welterweights.
Eggington is determined to avoid a fresh setback after losing his British belt in a points defeat to Bradley Skeete, while Gavin cannot afford another career-damaging defeat, and local pride is at stake for each man.
“The only fights that people talk to me about is Gavin,” Eggington told Sky Sports. “I would never move on until I fight Frankie Gavin, so I’m happy the fight is …
