One Weise man hopes for Christmas gift

Johnny Eames-trained prospect, ‘Sugar’ Nathan Weise, gets his first taste of championship action when he challenges West Drayton’s Steve O’Meara for the Southern Area light-middleweight title on December 14th.

Weise-O’Meara will be chief support to the Lee Selby versus John Simpson British featherweight title clash at York Hall in Bethnal Green on Wednesday, 14th December.

"My last fight I drew against former Champ Ryan Toms, who Steve O’Meara beat to get the title," said Weise.

"If it wasn’t for the knockdown I would have won the fight, but that’s boxing for you. It only takes one punch. I showed heart and got up and got myself back in the fight. As I said if it wasn’t for the knockdown I would have won.

"I can see this fight being a whole different type of fight, as I don’t think O’Meara’s as big a puncher as Ryan Toms, even though he stopped him in the first round his record doesn’t say he’s a big puncher, he’s more of a stylist boxer.

"I see this fight being more of a chess match, but he’s a champion so I’m going to have to put it on him, take it to him and take the fight from him. My trainer, Mark Tibbs, has had me training so hard in the gym in preparation for this fight, training’s spot on.

"I only boxed just over three weeks ago so really I’ve been training for this fight for seven or eight weeks already. I’m going to be in tip top shape, I’m ready to go You know what they say ‘styles makes fights’ and I just can’t wait to get in there and win the Southern Area title.

"I’m not going to say I am going to stop him but I’m going to outwork him out hustle him and bring the title back to the TRAD TKO gym, where it belongs, and have a good Christmas.”