{"id":23693,"date":"2024-12-12T14:06:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T14:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/stephen-mckenna-v-lee-cutler-cutler-promised-homecoming-in-bournemouth-if-he-wins\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T14:06:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T14:06:10","slug":"stephen-mckenna-v-lee-cutler-cutler-promised-homecoming-in-bournemouth-if-he-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/stephen-mckenna-v-lee-cutler-cutler-promised-homecoming-in-bournemouth-if-he-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen McKenna v Lee Cutler: Cutler promised homecoming in Bournemouth if he wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Light-middleweight Lee Cutler has said that he has been promised a homecoming headline fight in Bournemouth if he comes through against opponent Stephen McKenna on Saturday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The two will collide on the undercard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/boxing\/articles\/cm2edd78mlmo\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Natasha Jonas&#8217; bout in Liverpool,<\/a> where she will look to unify her IBF title with Ivana Habazin&#8217;s WBC welterweight crown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cutler, known as &#8220;The Chaos&#8221;, has been out of the ring for a year, most recently beating Londoner Kingsley Egbunike to claim the English title in December 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 28-year-old said that on a recent trip to Saudi Arabia while supporting gym mate Chris Billam-Smith, he had a conversation with promoter Ben Shalom, who promised that he would headline with Cutler if he is successful on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;This has always been the goal but I&#8217;m trying not to focus on that too much,&#8221; Cutler told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve got to get through Stevie first and when I do I&#8217;ll be going up to Ben and making sure he does make that happen for me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I feel I was meant to be in this position at this time of my life and I&#8217;m now ready for the biggest fight of my career.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cutler is part of the McGuigan gym under the leadership of trainer Josh Pritchard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He made the switch to London more than a year ago, moving from a local gym in Dorset after the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He has spent the past year sparring and preparing with boxers such as gym mate Adam Azim and Jimmy Sains, as well as with Chris Eubank Jr in the build-up to his most recent bout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Aside from his 14 professional wins, he has just one defeat to his name, losing by TKO to now light-heavyweight Bradley Rea in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/boxing\/articles\/c80vy080y8mo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Light-middleweight Lee Cutler has said that he has been promised a homecoming headline fight in Bournemouth if he comes through against opponent Stephen McKenna on Saturday. The two will collide on the undercard of Natasha Jonas&#8217; bout in Liverpool, where she will look to unify her IBF title with Ivana Habazin&#8217;s WBC welterweight crown. 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