Zach Evans steps up to six round distance

Zach Evans…scored second round stoppage last time out

ZACH Evans will have matched his entire ring time in the pro ranks if he hears the final bell of his next fight assignment.

His third pro outing takes place on BCB’s show at the Hangar Events Venue, in Wolverhampton, tomorrow, Friday, September 15. It’s a step up to six rounds, after two four-rounders - one  finishing in just half the allotted time.

Evans scored a stoppage last time out when Bulgarian Petar Alexsandrov succumbed at the end of round two.

That built upon his debut success over rugged southpaw MJ Hall, where he settled for a points landslide, 40-36.

There was much more urgency the second time around, as Evans was determined to secure an early finish.

The 26-year-old light-middle grew up in Cannock, but now lives in Droitwich, due to his experience in kickboxing.

He had 30 fights as a kickboxer before taking up amateur boxing, where he amassed another 19 bouts, with 15 wins, for the Priory Park gym in Dudley.

His training team at Priory Park Boxing Club, Mitchell Pearce and Paul Gough, continue to lead him in the pro game, with Pearce head coach.

Evans said: “I've had some new sparring partners for this training camp and the main one has been Tommy Collins. We’ve done eight rounds together at a fast pace.

“His work-rate is second to none and my fitness is up there now, through training and the longer runs that I’ve been doing. I’m switching it up and trying new things.

“There’s been a good mix. I’ve sparred with Jermaine Osbourne-Edwards, too, and got some rounds with Cori and Tion Gibbs. These are all good pro fighters at around my weight.

“I’m well happy to be pushing on with my first six-rounder so early on in my pro career, but it was always the plan to do that.

“I’m used to doing five, seven and 10 rounds from when I was kickboxing, so I’ve had to transition my game before and I’m sure that I can do it again.

“I wanted to get the stoppage last time because I’d seen people struggle against Petar (Aleksandrov, opponent) and lose rounds. He is an awkward one.

“I knew that he likes to trade on the inside, so I sunk the body shots in and did his ribs, so it was over at the end of the second round.

“I showed that I wasn’t here to play around by bringing my power and accuracy into play. On my debut, it was more about putting punches together and seeing what landed.”

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