I want to bring the big boxing shows back to Coventry – Seymour

DAVID Seymour looks to launch a new era for Coventry boxing this month.

Not since Troy James relinquished the super-featherweight belt around six years ago has the city had a Midlands Area champion.

Seymour can end the wait in the Holte Suite at Villa Park on Saturday, November 30.

The 23-year-old, from Longford, meets Matt Windle for the vacant Midlands Area flyweight championship over 10 rounds.

“Boxing used to be massive in Coventry,” said Seymour. “The TV cameras used to come here and everyone used to talk about it.

“We haven’t had that for a while and I want to bring the big shows back.

“It would be so good for the city to have big shows back in Coventry.

“This Midlands title fight is a step towards that. Every boxer wants to get to the top and I’m no different, but you have to take it step by step and this is the first step for me.”

Seymour hopes to take big support with him – and says he will give fans value for money.

“I like to think I have good fights,” he said. “I was knocked down in my last fight (against Ricky Leech at Mercia Banqueting Suite last month), but I didn’t mind too much because it made it a good fight – and I learned from it.”

Seymour knows his next opponent well.

“Matt beat me in the amateurs,” he said, “but I was 17 and it was my first senior bout and he was 23 or 24.

“I have sparred him once or twice since then and I just feel I will be too strong for him.

“I have boxed up at featherweight and I’m going to be much bigger than him. I will put the pressure on him and break him down. I don’t think the fight will go the distance and if it does go the distance, I will win clearly.”

For Windle, it will be his second shot at the belt. In March, the Birmingham boxer lost narrowly to Ijaz Ahmed, who has subsequently vacated.

“I thought Matt won that fight,” said Seymour. “I know he will really want to win the belt after that.

“It’s not going to be easy – but then I never have easy fights.

“I had 69 amateur bouts and when I turned pro, I didn’t want to fight journeymen who just turned up to lose and get paid.

“Everyone I’ve fought has come to win - and they have been bigger than me.

“This time, I’m fighting someone my own size and I will show how strong I am at flyweight.”

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