A welterweight feature has been added to next month’s MTK Fight Night event as Jack Rafferty (12-0 with 7 KOs) goes up against Tom Hill (9-1, 2 KOs). The two men will do battle at Production Park Studios in Wakefield on October 18th, which will be broadcast in the US on ESPN+ and worldwide on IFL TV. Rafferty has looked great in his career so far, but [having been protected in terms of opposition, he] now faces his toughest test yet against Hill.

 

MTK Global Promoter Lee Eaton said: “It’s great to get this fantastic fight on between Jack Rafferty and Tom Hill. We’ve been trying for a while to get Jack a big step up on this card, and it’s going to be a superb battle against Hill.

 

Along with the addition of Rafferty vs. Hill, the event will also see Billy Joe Saunders’ protégé Lewie Edmondson (2-0) in action, as the rising star looks to extend his unbeaten record. “We’re also pleased to add Lewie Edmondson to the show as well. He’s been training alongside Billy Joe Saunders for a while now and we’re excited to see just how much he has added to his game.”

 

Elsewhere on the October 18th card, a clash of unbeaten fighters will take place, as Michael McKinson (18-0, 2 KOs) goes up against Martin Harkin (13-0, 5 KOs) in a welterweight contest... In the co-feature, flyweight contender Jay Harris (17-1, 9 KOs) looks to build on the fantastic showing he produced in a failed world title bid against Julio Cesar Martinez, when Harris defends his Commonwealth flyweight title against Marcel Braithwaite (9-2)... Former IBF bantamweight champion Paul Butler (31-2, 15 KOs) also makes his long-awaited return against Ryan Walker (11-2, 2 KOs), while there will also be the professional debuts of two amateur stand-outs, as Jordan Reynolds and Paul McCullagh both enter the paid ranks, with opponents to be announced for those two respective fights.