February 16, (THEWILL) – Laura Pain, a former Team GB star, will fight for the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International Super Flyweight Title against Nigeria’s Mary Abbey on the Cestus Events produced event at City Coast Centre in Portslade, East Sussex this coming Friday, February 18.
After her original opponent, Ghana’s Leticia Abbott, failed to receive her visa in time, Pain, who pro debuted just seven months ago in July ’21, is on a fast track to World Championship honours, and rightly so, as she oozes serious talent from every pore, and is willing to take on all-comers, as evidenced by her decision to go toe-to-toe with Mary Abbey, whose record stands at 3-0-0 (the wins, no draws and no losses) with all victories coming by way of knockout (KO).
“I can not wait to get in the ring on Friday,” Pain remarked earlier from her home.
“I’ve got a tough girl in Mary, but I’m in boxing to climb the rankings and overcome anyone that’s in my way to get to the top. I train hard and sacrifice a lot so I’m excited to show my talent and make my mark on the pro scene.”
In addition to the thrilling Pain vs. Abbey World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Championship bout, promoter Trevor Lake has assembled a tantalising international undercard that includes boxers from Africa, India, Poland, and, of course, the United Kingdom.
In the main event, Mark Ellins will face Pawel Sowik of Poland in an eight-round Heavyweight fight. Sandeep Kumar (5-0-0) of India takes on Ghana’s Ishmael Nettey (3-0-0) in a six-round Super Middleweight bout in the co-main event.
Local Light Heavyweight John Marvin will make his professional debut against India’s Nishant Sharma, while Londoner Henry Johnson will face India’s Akashdeep Singh. Indian Heavyweight Ranjeet Singh and Parmod Kumar will also compete against unnamed opponents.
The bout between Pain and Abbey for the vacant World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Super Flyweight International Championship will be one of the highlights of the Trevor Lake Cestus Events at the City Coast Centre in Portslade, East Sussex this Friday.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
