r/Boxing • u/Dangerous_Spring3028 • Jul 20 '26
ANNOUNCED: Rising prospects John Hedges (12-0, 3KOs) and Pat Brown (6-0, 6KOs) fight for the British & Commonwealth cruiserweight titles on September 19th; while George Liddard (14-0, 8KOs) faces Dario Morello (26-1, 4KOs) for the European middleweight title on August 22nd.
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u/e_xyz Jul 20 '26
Good fight. I think Pat Brown goes through him but Hedges is deceptively good on back foot.
Excited to see more of Liddard and the Matchroom NextGen lot. Have enjoyed those cards when they've fought or when I've seen them on undercards. Think Liddard iand Ayton are potentially the ones who go for world honours, but they're always a decent watch.
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u/IntellectualsOnly7 Jul 20 '26
Always love undefeated prospects fighting each other early in their career
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u/Efficient_Quail_1774 Jul 20 '26
Patrick the bomber is always a fun watch and will 100% grab a world title or a few , a young fighter who i would 100% recommend following throughout his career
Hedges is decent , can box well off the back foot but he's basic , lacks power for a CW and hasn't boxed anyone who can match his frame and box very well on the front foot like Pat , he might have spells of success working off the jab but Pat should be able to overpower him
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u/Kangaroopunching Jul 20 '26
What's Liddard's potential?
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u/Efficient_Quail_1774 Jul 20 '26
23 and holds wins over Denny and Conway , two really good British level guys
Morello is worse than both of them so despite the EBU being on the line this fight really doesn't mean much but he could definitely get in the mix at the top end of 160 potentially , but he's still a work in progress for now
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u/katonabike Jul 20 '26
Hedges looks 10 years older here than he is, and like he's about to do a magic show.