Undefeated Scottish prospects Gary Murray, Aston Brown and Gary Rae plus former Celtic super lightweight title challenger Ally Black will feature on the undercard of for Lothians fighter Josh Taylor’s clash with Londonder Ohara Davies on Saturday, July 8 at Braehead.
Edinburgh’s undefeated rising star Jason Easton also appears and squares-up to highly-ranked Belgian contender Steve Jamoye for the vacant IBO Intercontinental super lightweight title in the chief support bout.
Unbeaten Coatbridge welterweight Murray will box for the second time this year in a four-round contest against an opponent to be named shortly.
Murray said: “It’s great to be on a big bill like this and I can’t wait to put on a show for my fans at Braehead Arena.”
Also featuring is former amateur star Brown who is making only his second professional start in a four-round middleweight contest.
Brown said: “I’m buzzing. It’s a massive night for Scottish boxing headlined by my good friend Josh Taylor. This has been a long time coming for me. I’m with a brilliant new coach in Anthony Farnell and I can’t wait to show all of my fans how much I’ve improved.”
Barrhead’s undefeated super bantamweight prospect Rae – nicknamed Razor – goes in against Spanish hard-man Luis Espinosa in a four-round contest.
Rae said: “I’m over the moon to be fighting for the fourth time this year and to be on huge show like this one is fantastic. It’s going to be a great night of boxing.”
Glasgow-based Black will also feature on the big Braehead bill in a four-round welterweight contest.
He said: “It’s going to be a massive night of boxing. I’m coming off a good win in May and I’m fully focused getting another one at Braehead Arena.”
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