Sam Eggington will defend his WBC International Welterweight title against Paulie Malignaggi at The O2 in London on Saturday March 4, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Eggington landed the title in a fight of the year contender with local rival Frankie Gavin in October with an eighth round stoppage in Birmingham and the 23 year old is thrilled to be facing the former two-weight world king on a huge card in the capital.
āThis is the big name and big card that Iāve wanted for some time,ā said Eggington. āIāve asked for these sorts of fights for a while, I got Frankie and now Iāve got Paulie. Heās going to be the biggest name on my record, you just have to look at what heās won and who he has boxed to see that, but I have asked to fight him for a while now and I am confident that I can beat him, and beating him is a big scalp on my record and it puts me in that World bracket which is where i want to be."
