By Matt Bozeat
THE English feminine championship is being revived after greater than 18 years subsequent month.
The vacant featherweight belt will probably be on the road when Jess Barry meets Chelsey Arnell at Birmingham’s Vacation Inn Lodge on Sunday, December 1.
There has solely been one earlier combat for the feminine English title, between Cathy Brown and Juliette Winter for the vacant bantamweight belt on the York Corridor in September, 2006.
Jon Pegg, the present’s matchmaker and Barry’s supervisor, mentioned: “There was no British title to go for afterwards in these days, so the English champion was the very best in Britain.
“They had been most likely the one two of their nation on the weight on the time.
“I didn’t even know there was an English title for girls.
“I solely came upon after I rang up the Board attempting to get Jess a shot on the Celtic title they usually mentioned: ‘Why not go for the English title ?’”
Barry (Coventry) reckons the prospect of successful the St George’s belt has satisfied Arnell (Hull) to face her, a 12 months after the combat was first mooted.
“We had been going to combat this time final 12 months,” she mentioned, “however she pulled out the week earlier than resulting from an sickness.
“We requested for the combat once more and it didn’t occur. I believe the belt is a giant incentive to take the combat.”
Pegg believes victory would set Barry up for a shot on the British title, at both featherweight or super-bantamweight.
He mentioned: “That is the following step.
“Jess began off with a few fights towards journeywomen, had a loss (to Vaida Masiokaite), beat a Czech who was 3-1 (Lenka Volejnikova) after which turned the primary to cease Beccy Ferguson (for the Midlands Space super-featherweight title in June).
“The subsequent step is the English title and if she comes by way of this she will probably be prepared for the British title subsequent 12 months.”
