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James Tennyson: “It Would be Foolish to Take This Fight Lightly!”

James Tennyson will face Josh O'Reilly in a world title eliminator Friday 4th December 2020 on the undercard to Billy Joe Saunders.

James Tennyson has targeted both Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia Photo Credit: irish-boxing.com
James Tennyson has targeted both Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia Photo Credit: irish-boxing.com

Irish knockout artist James Tennyson speaks to the media ahead of his world title eliminator against Josh O’Reilly.

O’Reilly is an unbeaten Canadian whose record currently sits at 16-0 is an unknown quantity and could be viewed as a routine win for Tennyson however, James stated to proboxing-fans.com that, “it would be foolish to take this fight lightly.”

Tennyson vs O’Reilly will feature on a star studded bill produced by Matchroom Boxing. Billy Joe Saunders will face Martin Murray in the main event whilst the undercard features Shannon Courtenay’s return, Lerrone Richards will make his Matchroom debut and Saunders’ mandatory Zach Parker will have a keen eye on the main event.

Check out the full interview with James Tennyson below;