Daniel Blenda Dos Santos (22-1, 10 KOs) and Shakan Pitters (20-2, 7 KOs) are officially set to square off again - this time on April 4 at London’s famed York Hall.
Their European light heavyweight clash was originally canceled when Dos Santos failed a pre-fight medical exam in early February, but new tests have cleared him to compete. Promoter GBM says the initial brain scan results were in error, and that further evaluations have shown Dos Santos to be fit for action.
While Dos Santos awaited resolution, Pitters, 20-2 (7 KOs), stayed busy by stopping Bahadur Karami in the second round of a short-notice bout. Dos Santos, 22-1 (10 KOs), is now confident he’ll be healthy and ready to deliver when they finally meet next month in London. GBM CEO Izzy Asif admits it has been a “dramatic start to the year,” but expects the delay to only add excitement for fight fans.
The undercard also includes an intriguing junior welterweight contest between Ben Crocker (14-0, 2 KOs), and Tienan Bradley (10-0, 5 KOs), plus a junior bantamweight matchup pitting Emma Dolan (7-0, 1 KO), against Lauren Parker (10-1-1, 2 KOs).
Fight card:
▪️Shakan Pitters vs. Daniel Blenda Dos Santos, 12 rounds, for the EBU European Light Heavyweight title
▪️Emma Dolan vs. Lauren Parker, 10 rounds, for the BBBofC British and Commonwealth Super Flyweight titles
▪️Ben Crocker vs. Tiernan Bradley, 10 rounds, for the IBF European Super Lightweight title
▪️Kieran Molloy vs. TBA, welterweight
▪️Hughie Fury vs. TBA
▪️Lillie Winch vs. TBA, super lightweight
▪️Edward Hardy vs. TBA, featherweight
▪️Gradus Kraus vs. TBA, light heavyweight
▪️Alireza Ghadiri vs. TBA
