Singh faces a tough test at The Excelsior
Callum Singh…faces fellow unbeaten prospect in Cannock
COVENTRY newcomer Callum Singh faces his toughest test to date at this month’s Excelsior Sporting Club card in Cannock.
The super-fly is a late addition to a Premier Suite, Cannock, show that takes place on November 30, St Andrew’s Day, and is a celebration of all things Scottish.
A selection of English pros will face rivals from north of the border on an evening that will include pipers, haggis and whisky tasting.
Singh is unbeaten in three and has, to date, faced journeymen.
That all changes at The Excelsior. He faces Michael McCrone, from Glasgow, who is also unbeaten in three pro starts, over six rounds. Both lads have yet to go beyond four rounds, both have yet to register a professional stoppage.
I applaud Excelsior boss Scott Murray and matchmaker Jon Pegg for putting on a true 50-50 affair.
Singh, aged 21, told me: “His record’s a mirror image of mine – three fights, three wins, but all that changes on November 30.
“I’m looking forward to a dinner show setting, I fought on them in the amateurs. It’s a 50-50 fight and I’ve got to up my game to beat him. But I’m in boxing for good, hard fights. I don’t want to fight journeymen forever.
Singh burns with ambition. A car wash worker by day, he intends to clean-up at super-fly or fly. “It’s hard graft,” Callum said of his day job, “but it will all be worthwhile.”
“I think I have a British title in me,” he said. “Where I go from there is down to how hard I push myself.”
Callum is a product of respected Bulkington Amateur Boxing Club and has retained the services of the gym’s coaches.
In the unpaid ranks, he had 32 bouts, captured Midlands titles, an Elite Midlands title and Hull Box Cup silver medal.
“I just felt it was the right time to turn pro,” he said. “I was dropping a few close decisions because of my backfoot style.”
That style has been modified for the paid game. “Win by any means, that’s my style,” Callum said. “I can box on the backfoot, I can push them back.”