Burt vs. McCulloch headlines Scottish action live on Fightzone Feb.19
Stewart Burt vs. Corey McCulloch
The champion enters the contest as the more experienced man. Burt – who won the title in 2018 with a win over Ally Black – has lost just twice in 17 fights since turning pro in 2014. The 31-year-old will want to get back to winning ways though after a technical draw decision in October last year, when a clash of heads halted his fight with CJ Wood in the first round.
McCulloch – who coincidentally is also fresh off a four-round draw with Wood from July 2021 – has less miles on the clock. The 28-year-old turned over in 2019 and has racked up a 4-1-1 record since, with his title tilt against Burt his first experience of championship action.
Appearing in the chief support slot will be Montrose’s John Docherty, 10-1, who will face hard hitting Ghanaian Super Middleweight Champion, Mawuli Folivi, 5-1 (5) in what promises to be a ding-dong encounter. Also appearing on the evening will be Airdrie’s Elliott O’Donnell 1-0; Beth Arthur 1-0 from Larkhall; Ayrshire’s Arran McGarvie 3-0 (1); Darren Johnstone 1-0 from Wishaw, and debutant Alfie McArthur.
“Burt is from Glasgow; McCulloch is from Arbroath, and it’s a cracking 50/50 fight,” said Sam Kynoch, Head of Kynoch Boxing. “Burt has the experience and was a top amateur, Corey has less experience but is arguably the fresher man. It’s a fascinating one and I know a lot of people are undecided about which way it will go. It really is a pick ’em fight and they’re both my guys, so I’m on the fence and not picking a winner!
“Chief support is John Docherty, who just has that very close loss to Jack Cullen. John is very highly-rated, he was Commonwealth Bronze Medallist as an amateur and a Junior Gold Medallist in the Commonwealths. So, he’s a quality operator and this will be his first fight with me. His Ghanaian opponent is coming over here with a one hundred per cent KO record – so that’s going to be a really interesting fight to watch for the fans.
“The undercard is good too with Darren Johnstone, who’s 1-0 and is really good. Arran McGarvie is 3-0, and we’ve got Beth Arthur on. Beth got a good stoppage win on her debut and she’s been looking good in sparring. I have high hopes for her, she’s a good addition to the women’s game and she’ll be a good one for the Fightzone viewers to follow.”
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