British middleweight Nathan Heaney is gearing up for an additional shot at WBA regional gold as he steps into the ring in opposition to France’s Sofiane Khati in a extremely anticipated conflict this Saturday, February 8, in Manchester, foe the Continental Europe championship.
Heaney (18-1-1) isn’t any stranger to championship success. The Stoke native beforehand captured the WBA Middleweight Continental title in 2023 with a victory over Jack Flatley and efficiently defended it twice earlier than struggling a knockout loss to Brad Pauls. Now, he’s trying to reclaim his place on the high.
Khati, the reigning French middleweight champion, is raring to assert his first continental title. Since turning professional in 2018, he has put collectively a powerful resume, profitable 4 of his final 5 bouts, together with his solely loss in that stretch coming by way of majority choice.
Including to the importance of this battle week, Heaney was not too long ago inducted into the Corridor of Fame of his hometown, Stoke, in recognition of his contributions to the game. Now, he’ll goal to mark the event with one other belt round his waist.
