Sam Noakes vs Yvan Mendy Will Headline TNT Sports Show At The York Hall On April 20
- Sam Noakes vs Yvan Mendy Set For April 20 at York Hall
- Henry Turner returns in title action in the co-feature
- Also April 20 – Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia in New York
BRITISH LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION Sam Noakes will challenge France’s Yvan Mendy for the vacant European title at York Hall atop a Queensberry Promotions show on Saturday, April 20, live on TNT Sports.
Last time out in February, Noakes (13-0, 13 KOs), from Maidstone, added the British and WBO International titles to the WBC International Silver and Commonwealth honours already in his name with a brutal four-round destruction of the previously unbeaten Lewis Sylvester.
Mendy (48-6-1, 22 KOs) lost his European title against Denys Berinchyk on the Fury-Chisora undercard in 2022 but bounced back with a controversial split decision win over Bastien Ballesta last time out.
Sam Noakes vs Yvan Mendy Undercard
In co-headline action, the undefeated super lightweight Henry Turner (12-0, 4 KOs) will make a fourth defence of his WBC International Silver title against fellow unbeaten challenger Bradley Townsend (16-0, 2).
Liverpool firebrand Andrew Cain (10-1, 9 KOs), the former WBC International Silver champion at super bantamweight, makes his return from a serious hand injury in eight-round action at bantamweight
Also featuring on the card, explosive cruiserweight Aloys Jr (6-1, 6 KOs) will have his first fight over the eight-round distance and big-punching super welterweight Ben Fail (5-0, 4 KOs) will also fight over six, along with Crayford super welter Jack Oliphant (1-0).
In four-round action is Upminster lightweight Billy Adams (2-0), plus the professional debuts of outstanding amateur stars Joe Cooper from Sandy and Eoghan Lavin from Ballyhaunis in Ireland.