Sam Hickey returns to motion on August 8 in Dublin, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
The sensational Scottish middleweight will field Brad Axe in a scheduled eight-rounder at Dublin’s 3Arena on the undercard of Aaron McKenna’s middleweight world title battle towards Etinosa Oliha.
Sam Hickey, recent off a highlight-reel knockout in his Zuffa Boxing debut, is prepared for an encore.
Unbeaten in 5 skilled bouts, the Dundee native has quickly risen via the skilled ranks since making his professional debut in October 2024.
A real newbie standout, the Commonwealth Video games gold medallist made his promotional debut at Zuffa Boxing 07 earlier this month in Bournemouth, the place he scored a spectacular end.
Hickey handed the beforehand undefeated Todd Tompkins a heavy knockout loss with a surprising counter proper hand within the second spherical.
The Scotsman now faces his hardest check so far within the 5-1 Axe, a rugged veteran and serving member of the Royal Air Power Fireplace and Rescue Service.
Axe enters the bout on a four-fight profitable streak, highlighted by a bloody eight-round determination over Kevin Reavell in Could.
“It’s another step up,” Hickey instructed Sky Sports activities. “I’m just looking forward to it. Obviously he’s got ambition himself.
“One other step up for certain and these guys are available and so they come swinging. It simply provides me extra probability to open them up and hopefully placed on one other spotlight reel efficiency and get all people speaking.”
Hickey vs Axe joins the Zuffa Boxing 10 bill headlined by Aaron McKenna’s IBF title fight with Italy’s Etinosa Oliha.
In the 10-round middleweight co-feature unbeaten Irishman “King” Callum Walsh takes on Tyler Denny.
Tickets go on sale Friday, June 26, at 10 am through Ticketmaster.ie.
Do not miss McKenna vs Oliha dwell on Sky Sports activities on August 8.
