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EPISODE: Episode 70
Mike and Cedric discuss ‘Gentleman John’, the gifted 18-year-old prospect who fights out of the Hoddesdon Boxing Academy and shares the Matchroom stable with two undefeated Super-Middleweight World Champions in Callum Smith and Billy Joe Saunders.
The upcoming match between Amanda Serrano and Sarah Mahfoud is sure to be a great battle!
Watch Knuckle Up’s Mike Orr and Cedric Benn, who always discuss up-and-coming young, hungry, and (usually) undefeated boxers during his live daily show at 4pm EST (9pm UK) on TalkinFight.com or YouTube.com/c/TalkinFight
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Transcribed:
Foreign [ Music ], thanks for tuning in to today’s episode of knuckle up with yours, truly Michael or my man, Cedric Ben, in the den doing what we do best folks and that is prospects, and do we have another one for you to be watching out for And this young 20 year old, who I’m talking with today, is John Hedges, and let me tell you about him a little bit here.
John Hedges is in the light heavy division he’s 20 years old.
He stands six foot five and he’s a southpaw sporting director 160, with two wins coming by weight of knockout.
He is scheduled for a fight coming up October.
The 29th at Wembley arena in Wembley so be on the lookout for that he is coming off.
A TKO win um back in uh March uh, so yeah March of uh this year and uh guys, if you didn’t see that one uh check it out, man, it’s against Robert beltrue and uh yeah.
Definitely what a great fight! Let me tell you about this game.
I know you, I know you’ve been watching them yeah exactly.
I was just talking about the last one with that uh uh uh uh um you.
He definitely knows how to use long reach to keep his opponent.
So it’s really like uh could have got him away earlier.
This kept the opponent couldn’t get right on those he never.
He definitely knows how to use this uh his distance for sure man uh.
You know decorated, amateur, star, uh.
You know he has all the ingredients to be a nightmare at Super middleweight uh, you know he’s an elusive 6’5 southba.
You know he won four National and seven International titles during a glittering spell in the unpaid ranks in which he amassed an extremely impressive record of 44 fights with 40 wins fighting all over Europe.
Uh he’s known as gentleman John and uh.
This gifted Prospect fights out of the Hudson boxing Academy and shares the matchroom stable with two undefeated Super middleweights Man, uh, Callum Smith; well, no longer undefeated, but sin with two world champions: man, Callum Smith, Billy, Joe Saunders uh.
You know he’s based in uh, tacky Lee Essex, uh.
Hedges is confident.
His style will suit the professional game, man uh, and he believes he is imperfect in the perfect place, to start making the name for himself uh in his division.
Man and honestly, I can’t wait to see this kid get in here and uh definitely climb these ranks.
You know, um he’s a four he’s gon na be a force to be reckoned with man.
This is a kid he’s, um Knockouts right, so I mean he’s only seven years old yeah.
He doesn’t have his full match.
He doesn’t have that man, strength yeah, so he’s relying on.
She doesn’t have a high level of himself.
So you know I can see how he went those championships as an app um, so right now he’s still relying on those given by uh, starting to see a couple years when he managed drink.
If that yeah definitely and we’re gon na keep seeing him too man because um, you know he signed a new multi deal with matchroom boxing that will keep him with Eddie hearn’s promotional company until at least the end of 2024.
um.
You know he has 100 winning record after six fights in this professional ranks and uh.
He has agreed to a two-year extension that will see him take part in another eight fights under the matchroom uh Banner.
So definitely uh Hearn sees a lot in this kid and uh.
You know, they’ve uh they’ve definitely backed him.
So I can’t wait to see it man, you know he’s fought three times in the Oto Arena, as well as taking on opponents in the capitals, Cooper Box, Stadium and uh MK in Milton um.
You know this kid man in the big state he’s already.
You know the big yeah and those other other Arenas, so uh.
It’S gon na be interesting to see his career yeah yeah.
Exactly it’s definitely gon na be a great thing to see: uh Eddie Hearn, you know his is backing behind him.
You know we’re gon na see him for another eight fights under that matchroom Banner uh.
I can’t wait to see a man again guys.
Remember October 29th he’ll be back in the ring, so uh definitely I’ll remind you guys about this, so be on the lookout.
For this kid man, John Hedges, this six foot, six southbound 20 years old and the fact the fact that he’s so tall and he’s competing in that light, heavy division, man, that’s that’s the thing that blows my mind.
You know six six he’s coming in he’s coming in at the 180 Mark man, so you know he’s hitting at 182 183 178 and send it around there.
So crazy.
I mean nothing that tops what’s his name guys he took out a while ago, yeah, but uh definitely uh stuffing that tall those low weight classes yeah yeah.
Well, you know what he looks like he’s handling himself.
Just fine uh in these paid ranks guys so be on the lookout for John Hedges.
Coming to a ring near you October, the 29th man definitely check it out.
You’Re going to want to see this kid back in Action, because I can’t wait to see him back in Action, love watching these tall, guys, man, I’m I’m, so I’m so amazed on how this kid uh.
You know he’s uh he’s doing so! Well, uh! You know.
Definitely he’s a highly decorated amateur.
So that’s where that boxing pedigree is coming from from uh all that there and definitely can’t wait to see this kid get some man strength and then maybe we’ll get those knockout numbers up.
You know, that’s uh, that’s what we can.
Only hope, for I said he’s only 20.
he’s still living is good, especially being at sick, so just get a little bit defense tight, yeah! Well guys, you know what it is man, it’s your man Mike or and Cedric Ben telling you to watch out for John Hedges, signing the match room.
You don’t want to watch it.
Six foot six South Park, man out of the UK, definitely he’s gon na.
Be a force and a nightmare in that division, uh for the future man, so uh be on the lookout for him.
Man we’ll see you tomorrow same time same channel New Prospect Knuckle Up.
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