Prizefighter coming to Sky 3D
December 20, 2010 · 0 Comments
Sky Sports have announced that the first Prizefighter tournament of 2011 will be screened, for the first time, live in 3D. Matchroom Sport have lined up another eight hungry fighters who will battlet it out from London’s Olympia on Saturday, January 29 all hoping to pick up the £32,000 prize.
The biggest name on the bill is the former British super-middleweight champion Tony Dodson,
while the eight-man line-up also includes four unbeaten fighters, and three more men looking to kickstart their careers.
The fighters include Travis Dickinson – younger brother of Cruiserweights II winner Jon-Lewis – former Wales amateur captain Llewellyn Davies, Kent fighter Menay Edwards and popular Romford man Billy Slate.
With one fighter still to be confirmed, the remaining two slots will be taken by Joe Smyth of St Albans and Michael Banbula, the Surrey-based Pole unbeaten in his last five fights including a win over previous light-heavyweights champ Tony Oakey and a draw against Tony Jeffries that halted the Sunderland Olympic bronze medallists winning streak.
“After the last cracking Prizefighter, we’re excited to kick-start the year with the light-heavyweights division,” said Matchroom managing director Eddie Hearn.
“As always, there’s an interesting mix of hungry fighters looking to use the series to catapult them to a title shot as we’ve seen so many times before.
“We’re also delighted that this will be the first ever Prizefighter event to be broadcast in 3D – which will literally add another dimension to another thrilling night of action.”
Prizefighter – Light Heavyweights II is on Sky Sports 1 / HD1 and 3D from 20:00 on Saturday, January 29.
Tags: Matchroom Sport, Prizefighter, Sky 3D, Tony Dodson
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