Lynes knows Purdy challenge is a must win fight
Colin Lynes has his eyes firmly set on adding yet another belt to his collection, as he challenges British champion Lee ‘Lights Out’ Purdy for his Lonsdale Belt at the Matchroom Sport promoted midweek event at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Wednesday, 9th November.
During his magnificent thirteen year career Colin held the British, European, IBO Inter-Continental and IBO Light Welterweight titles before switching to the welterweight division earlier this year.
“Yeah, I’m fighting Lee Purdy, the British Champion and what a great fight it’s going to be. He’s showed his worth, he’s done a job on Craig Watson twice in a row. After the first time it wasn’t lucky, you think can lightning strike twice and he went and did exactly the same job again. He’s the man to beat at the moment, so I’m well up for it.
"It’s a buzzing camp at the TRAD TKO now, Frankie Gavin’s come on board as well, so there’s lots of competition, for who’s going to go for what title and that, it’s good healthy competition and everyone is buzzing camp. We’ve also got Frankie Buglioni come on board, a great amateur looking like a budding prospect. With the like of Billy Joe (Saunders) just now stepped up to title honours. Of course we’ve got the Mitchell brothers (Kevin and Vinny). Freddie Turner, Billy Morgan and Ben Murphy is defending his Southern Area title as well so it’s really buzzing here.
"Leon Williams just won the British title, you could be looking at two British titles here at the TRAD TKO in a matter of three weeks, that’ll be really fantastic for the gym. Sparring’s been great, been sparring Federico (Tavares), he’s an Italian Light Middleweight here, throws big bombs and comes to fight at every session, yeah it’s really good preparation.
"We’ve had a couple of other names as well, but I wont say about them because this has been very much a private camp this one. I’m doing all I can and am preparing absolutely to the best , I’ve come away from my home, something I’ve never done before. I’m just living on my own, just going home for meals and washing my stuff and then I’m out of there staying in a B&B. I’m doing everything humanly possible, that’s why this is a must win fight, there’s no way than coming out with that title.”
On Thursday 3rd November watch Ed Robinson’s pre-fight interview with Colin Lynes on the Ringside Boxing Show, Skysports 1 at 6pm, repeated at 9pm (SS2) midnight (SS1) and 4am (SS2).
