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21 October 2011

Big boxing weekend to be shown on Freeview in the UK

Armchair boxing fans are in for a big treat this weekend as both the
British Cruiserweight title fight, between Leon ‘Solid’ Williams and Rob
Norton, and the WBO World Cruiserweight title bout, between Marco Huck and
Rogelio Omar Rossi are to be broadcast live on Sports Tonight (Freeview HD
- Channel 112).

On Friday the evening of domestic pugilistic action starts at 7pm, when
presenter Dominic McGuiness will be joined in the studio by former WBU
Light Middleweight World Champion Wayne Alexander and Fighting Fit
Magazine’s Danny Flexen, as well as joined on the phone by WBA
International Super Bantamweight Champion Rendall Munroe, former WBU
Lightweight World Champion Graham Earl and Leon Williams’ TRAD TKO Gym
mate and regular sparring partner Mitchell Balker for the Big Fight
Preview show.

Immediately following the preview show the real action begins with ‘Irish
Lightning’ Dean Byrne facing Michael Frontin in an eight round
Light-Welterweight contest.

The first of the evenings title fights, featuring Ryan Walsh versus Liam
Richards for the vacant English Super Bantamweight title, is next on the
bill.

Then it’s the one of the biggest domestic battle of the year, as
Streatham’s Leon ‘Solid’ Williams challenges long time British
Cruiserweight King Rob Norton for his throne.

Now if that isn’t enough on Saturday presenter Rhodri Williams will be
joined in the studio, from 7pm, by WBO Intercontinental Welterweight
Champion Frankie Gavin and live from the USA the only man to beat Marco
Huck, two time IBF Cruiserweight Champion of the World Steve ‘USS’
Cunningham.

Also joining this illustrious lineup, on the phone, will be Leon ‘Solid’
Williams and his manager/co trainer Johnny Eames to take a look back at
Friday’s defining domestic title battle as well as give their views on
Huck-Rossi, which will be shown live from Germany  from 8pm.

If you would like to give your views on either Williams-Norton or Huck
Rossi e.mail martin.hines@sportstonightlive.com or via Skype: Sports
Tonight Live.

The Sports Tonight Preview show starts at 7pm on both Friday and Saturday
and is available on Freeview Channel 112 as well as on-line at
www.sportstonightlive.com
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