Promoter Dave Coldwell is serving up another Birmingham vs Black Country showdown on his Second City bill in March.
As well as the English light-middleweight title eliminator between unbeaten pair Nasser Al Harbi and Jamie Ball, Terry Carruthers [pictured blocking a probing left by Kreshnik Qato last year] will box Kevin McCauley for the vacant British Masters middleweight strap.
Though the original bill-topping fight between Curtis Woodhouse and Jason Cook fell through last week, the ten-round clash pitting 25-year-old Brummie Carruthers against Stourbridge-based ex-Midlands Area welterweight boss McCauley looks to be a sure-fight hit for the good-looking card at New Bingley Hall on March 17.
And this will be Jon Pegg-handled Terry's second attempt at snaring a Masters belt, having been stopped in three rounds by neat-boxing Scot Kris Carslaw last year. But though his pro tab is patchy, 9-11-6 (1), on his day he's a hard, capable fighter who holds recent victories over Martin Robins [7-1] and Steve Harkin [5-0-1], as well as holding touted former ABA champion Liam Smith to a four-round draw.
But he'll have a fight on his hands against McCauley, who may have only won ten of his 45 [three draws] paid bouts but is well-known for raising his game for title fights. The 32-year-old upset solid Dave Ryan over ten for the Midlands title in 2010 and then traveled to Scotland to punch-out a ten-round win for this title [subsequently vacated] against Craig Windsor Jr in November.
And Errol Johnson-trained McCauley admits he isn't fazed by the danger Carruthers is capable of presenting with plenty of notice. He said: "I think i can beat this kid and i'm definitely the better boxer out of the two. He's not bad but he's not amazing and if i take it to him then there's a good chance i'll have my third belt.
"To be honest, that's more than i could ever have hoped for when i turned professional," he added.
Image courtesy of Gavin Burrows.
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