Angel off to sunny Spain

Quirky former Big Brother star Angel McKenzie is taking a break from her busy television schedule to travel to Spain this week, where she is determined to wrench welterweight champion Mikaela Lauren’s WPBF title from her grasp.

The bout takes place at the Polideportivo Municipal de Chiva, Comunidad Valenciana this Saturday.

Brixton-based Angel has travelled the world and fought some of the biggest names in the sport, including Lyndsey Scragg, Conjestina Achieng, Jessica Balogun (twice), Olivia Boudouma, Anne Sophie Mathis and in February this year Angel challenged Lucia Morelli for the WIBF title. She lost them all though and her log stands at 4-23.

“It’s good to fight Mikaela, she’s a world class boxer. She fought Cecelia Braekhus for her three belts; she lost but that was her only loss. I like fighting the best, I fought two time champion Jessica Balogun just before she won the WIBA title and fought the best pound for pound fighter in the world, five time champion Anne Sophie Mathis. I fight my best against the best.”

Supporting the headlining Mikaela Lauren versus Angel McKenzie title fight is a name that should be be familiar with British boxing fans, Francisco Javier Gonzalez Torres, better known by the simplified Fran Gonzalez tag - who I’m sure many will recall put on a gritty performance against ‘Phat’ Pat McAleese in Dagenham back in March. Gonzalez will be facing Marcos Munoz.