Russian middleweight Andrey Sirotkin has accepted a dangerous road assignment vs. Danny Dignum on an MTK Fight Night set for Saturday April 17th at the University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton, England, to be broadcast live on IFL TV. Both Sirotkin and Dignum appear in Boxingtalk's middleweight rankings. Sirotkin (19-1, 7 KOs) holds wins over the likes of Ryan Ford and Ricardo Mayorga. Dignum (13-0, 7 KOs) last competed in March 2020 when he stopped Alfredo Meli.

 

Elsewhere on the card, Dan Azeez (12-0, 8 KOs) defends his English light heavyweight title against Ricky Summers (17-2-1, 6 KOs), while Joe Ham (16-2, 6 KOs) and Jack Bateson (12-0, 3 KOs) collide over eight rounds.

 

Olympic silver medallist John Joe Nevin (14-0, 4 KOs) is back for the first time since November 2019, squaring off with Shaun Cooper (10-2) in a six-round clash, and Lewie Edmondson (4-0, 1 KO) returns to action.

 

Paul Ryan’s professional debut against Kyle Hughes (2-2) will now take place on this card too, plus Paul McCullagh (1-0) meets Anthony Woolery (2-3), and Inder Bassi (2-1) goes up against MJ Hall.

 

MTK Global Promoter Lee Eaton said: “We’re ecstatic to announce this huge event for next month, and it’s an incredible main event between Danny Dignum and Andrey Sirotkin. There aren’t many fighters out there who would choose to face someone as tough as Sirotkin, but Danny is keen to prove to everybody just how talented he is and send out a big statement to the rest of the middleweight division. It’s a packed card, with Dan Azeez defending his English title against Ricky Summers, Joe Ham taking on Jack Bateson, plus the likes of John Joe Nevin, Lewie Edmondson, Paul Ryan, Paul McCullagh and Inder Bassi all in action, so we can’t wait.”