Boxing News
Jeffries ready for pro debut
Olympic bronze medal-winning boxer Tony Jeffries will become the first of Britain's Beijing squad to contest a professional bout.Jeffries, 23, will meet Belarussian Aliaksandr Vayavoda over four three-minute rounds in Barnsley on Friday and claims he cannot wait for the fight.
"It's what I've been dreaming about for so long and Beijing seems such a long time ago now," he said. "It's going to be a very special night making my debut in front of my fans."
The Sunderland-born boxer is signed up to Frank Warren's stable and will fight at super-middleweight on the undercard of Spaniard Kiko Martinez's super-bantamweight title defence.
Super-middleweight is a step down for Jefferies, who won his medal at light-heavyweight but he is confident that he can thrive in the lower division.
"I'm going to see how I feel, then discuss it with Frank and my trainers," he added.
"I'm quite big for super-middle but I'm feeling good and I think it's where I'd like to stay. Hopefully with the right training and the right diet I'll be able to get down to 12 stone and stay there."