Lawrence Okolie has had his opponent confirmed ahead of his return this weekend.
The British cruiserweight champion will take on American opposition at the O2 Arena.
Okolie, who was last in action in September when he snatched the Lonsdale belt from Matty Askin in a rather forgettable affair at Wembley Stadium, as part of the supporting cast to Anthony Joshua’s WBA Super, IBO, IBF and WBO world heavyweight title defence against Alexander Povetkin, faces Shawn Miller at the Greenwich venue, exclusively live on Sky Sports.
The card is topped by British super-welterweight champion Ted Cheeseman as he steps up in level to challenge European champion at the weight Sergio Garcia.
Miller, of Troy in New York, has a record of 19-4-1 with seven quick and last boxed in October in Las Vegas.
The 36-year-old is on a four-fight winning streak, having last lost at the hands of Rachid Jkitou back in April 2017 when the pair contested the vacant WBF light-heavyweight title.
But Okolie, 10 years Miller’s junior, is looking to add to his flawless 10-0 (7 KOs) record in a fight that is flanked by Jake Ball’s light-heavyweight clash with Craig Richards for the vacant WBA Continental title.
Felix Cash vies for the vacant Commonwealth middleweight crown against Rasheed Abolaji, while Scott Fitzgerald warms up for his clash with Anthony Fowler on March 30 at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool against Filip Rzadek and Fabio Wardley is joined by John Docherty, Dana Zaxo and star amateur Charles Frankham who makes his debut.
Article by: Elliot Foster