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Gavin vows to KO Eggington
- Updated: October 20, 2016
Frankie Gavin has vowed to knock out rival Sam Eggington when they meet at Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.
Gavin and Eggington meet in a local derby that has grown fiercer by the day as the stakes become clear. Promoter Eddie Hearn told Thursday’s press conference that the loser’s career at the top level could be finished, a fate both fighters agreed with.
Gavin boxed for a world title when he met IBF champion Kell Brook in May 2015 and was set to fight Eggington for his British and Commonwealth belts a year ago but Gavin pulled out with a foot injury.
Eggington has since surrendered those crowns to Bradley Skeete, who Gavin beat in November 2014, and Gavin believes that he’ll claim the vacant WBC International crown and move onto bigger things with a KO victory.
“I beat Sam every day of the week,” said Gavin. “We know what Sam is going to …
