Dickinson wants Groves threesome
Travis Dickinson wants to sock it to George Groves by scoring a hat-trick against the Commonwealth super-middleweight champion. The unbeaten Durham fighter beat Groves twice as an amateur, including a Junior ABA final win by first round KO.
Dickinson (6-0) next boxes at Houghton-le-Spring’s Rainton Meadows Arena on Saturday September 11 when he faces Welsh champion Shon Davies (7-6). The six-rounder takes place on the undercard of Jason Booth’s challenge for Steve Molitor’s IBF super-bantamweight title.
Dickinson, 22, has already mixed in good company and defeated recent Prizefighter winner Patrick Mendy on his debut in March 2009.
He said: “My first aim is a British title and of course another clash against George would be fantastic. He is really going well.”
Travis vividly remembers his 2006 KO of Groves adding: “I can hit with both hands; I dropped him with the right and then when he got up I finished him with the left hook. His legs were all over the place from the first knockdown. He wasn’t the most skilful, but he was always strong for his age.”
Promoter Frank Maloney believes a Dickinson-Groves showdown will take place next year and added: “I have a working relationship with Groves’ manager Adam Booth and next year I don’t think it will be hard to make. It would be a brutal battle, both of them storm forward and give it their all. Fans and TV viewers will love it.”
Groves is expected to defend his Commonwealth super-middleweight crown on 30 October.
In the chief supporting bout to Molitor-Booth, British featherweight champion Martin Lindsay (16-0) boxes a non-title bout against David Kiilu. Local stars in action include Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries (7-0-1), Travis’s older brother Jon Lewis Dickinson (8-1), Trevor Crewe (2-2), Gary Fox (2-0), Kirk Goodings (4-0), Martin Ward (8-0), George Watson (8-1-2), and debutant Glen Foot.
Tickets for the massive night of action are available from 0871 226 1508, 0191 564 0202 or www.frankmaloney.com. VIP Ringside are £95 with the rest a bargain £35.
