Dickens says Frank Warren 'dropped the ball' by making his Jan. 9 fight with Ryan Garner for the interim WBC title; Garner says he respects him.
From 2 reports by 2 outletsLatest Dickens says Frank Warren 'dropped the ball' by matching him with Garner 2 outlets
What we know
- Ryan Garner defends his interim WBC super-featherweight title against Jazza Dickens.
- The fight is scheduled for Jan. 9 at the Bournemouth International Centre, live on DAZN.
- Dickens said at the launch press conference in Southampton that Frank Warren 'dropped the ball' by making the fight and that he is there to 'rip up the script'.
- Garner, from Southampton, is unbeaten in 20 pro fights with 10 knockouts and won the interim belt by beating Michael Magnesi at St Mary's Stadium.
- Dickens, from Liverpool, is a former WBA world champion and says he will train in Dubai over Christmas.
Jazza Dickens says promoter Frank Warren has made a mistake by matching him with Ryan Garner. Speaking at the launch press conference at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton on Friday, he said Warren is the best in the business but "he's f***ed up here. He's dropped the ball."
Dickens said he understood the plan was for him to build Garner's name, but that the pressure is all on the unbeaten champion, who is defending an interim world title. He said he will spend Christmas away from his family, training in Dubai.
Garner replied that Dickens is always dangerous, said he respected him and that it is his job not to let him rip up the script. The fight is at Bournemouth International Centre on Jan. 9, live on DAZN.
Dickens said he understood the plan was for him to build Garner's name, but that the pressure is all on the unbeaten champion, who is defending an interim world title. He said he will spend Christmas away from his family, training in Dubai.
Garner replied that Dickens is always dangerous, said he respected him and that it is his job not to let him rip up the script. The fight is at Bournemouth International Centre on Jan. 9, live on DAZN.
- Summary
- Dickens says Frank Warren 'dropped the ball' by making his Jan. 9 fight with Ryan Garner for the interim WBC title; Garner says he respects him.
- Key points (one per line)
- Ryan Garner defends his interim WBC super-featherweight title against Jazza Dickens on Jan. 9 at Bournemouth International Centre, live on DAZN.
Dickens said at the launch press conference that Warren has 'dropped the ball' and that he will 'rip up the script'.
Garner replied that 'Jazza's always dangerous' and that he must not let him rip up the script.
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/boxing/ryan-garner-jazza-dickens-january-9-interim-wbc-title/
Combat Sports UK | https://combatsportsuk.com/news/52e98ed3-1490-4a35-88d6-00b939ad8efd/jazza-dickens-says-even-frank-warren-has-dropped-the-ball-with-ryan-garner-fight
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Queensberry Promotions@QueensberryIn the story
World class boxing is BACK in Bournemouth 🚨💥
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Frank Warren@FrankWarrenIn the story
A great fight in the making here. Unbeaten Ryan Garner was in a phone box style fight last time and Jazza is a former world champion – it all points to a really exciting fight to kick off a huge 2027 🥊
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