England’s Josh Warrington (19-0/3KO) will face Dennis Tubieron(19-3-2/8KO) in an official eliminator for the WBC featherweight title at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on April 11, live on Sky Sports.
Warrington is aiming to continue his meteoric rise over the last year inside his intimidating Leeds fortress but may face a tough task in the shape of Tuberion, known as ‘The Scorpion’, who hails from the Philippines.
Warrington has seen off Samir Mouniemne, Rendall Munroe, Martin Lindsay and Davide Dieli in a strong winning run and with a raucous hometown crowd behind him, the 24 year old will be aiming to crash into the world rankings in style on April 11, with a trip to Berlin on the undercard of Paul Smith’s title rematch against Arthur Abraham to come first for Warrington on February 21.
Welsh star Nathan Cleverly (28-2/14KO) will return to action on the Warrington vs. Tuberion undercard in the light heavyweight division as he targets German WBA champ Jurgen Braehme. Cleverlyspent 2014 at cruiserweight, but has moved back down having lost to his long-term rival Tony Bellew.
