Parker and Williams contest British title on November 3 in Glasgow.
Zach Parker and Darryll Williams will contest the vacant British Super Middleweight title on November 3 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow.
The undefeated prospects square off for the Lord Lonsdale belt on the undercard of the huge World Boxing Super Series event in Scotland featuring a mouthwatering Season II Quarter-Final doubleheader.
Scottish star Josh Taylor takes on the undefeated American Ryan Martin in the tournamentās Super Lightweight bracket, while Northern Irelandās WBA Super World Champion Ryan Burnett meets former four-weight World ruler Nonito Donaire in the star-studded bantamweight division.
Parker threatened to steal the show on the undercard of Season Iās Super Middleweight Quarter-Final between Callum Smith and Erik Skoglund at the Echo Arena in Liverpool when the Derbyshire man blasted Luke Blackledge out inside a round.
This performance propelled him from Britainās small halls to the big stage, earning the 24-year-old a promotional contract with Team Sauerland, and a chance to shine as the ‘reserve fighter’ for WBA Super Champion George Groves’ and Chris Eubank Jr’s sold-out semi-final showdown at the Manchester Arena.Ā
Parker now has the chance to realise a lifelong dream by winning the British title and has promised āfireworksā for the Glasgow fans.
āFighting for the British title means a lot to me, my dad always talked about it since I was little and I class it as the best belt out there other than the world titles,ā said Parker.
āWilliams is a good opponent heās undefeated and heās proved himself at English level.
āI think itās gonna be a good fight. Heās going to come forward and Iām not backing down either. It should make for fireworks in the middle of the ring.
āIt feels amazing to be fighting on another World Boxing Super Series show. Theyāre class to be on. The build-up is amazing and I love the way the tournament is set up with the best fighting the best.
āI canāt wait to be fighting in Scotland. Iāve never been there before so that will be a new experience for me. I canāt wait to box in front of the Scottish fans and give them a good fight and show them what Iām all about.ā
Williams lived up to his āFerociousā alias in two fiercely contested English title fights with Jahmaine Smyle last year and has vowed to drag Parker into a ādogfightā as he looks to capture the coveted British belt.
āZach Parker has never been in a dogfight and that is what this will be,ā said Williams. āHe better be ready!ā