20 March 2014 – Manchester, England: The Main Event have tonight announced a battle between Daitan Jackson (Salford Muay Thai) and Solomon Wickstead (Franks gym, Manchester).
This A class fight which will be contested at 72.5kg that seems to have been brewing for an eternity – these fighters and their respective camps have been exchanging words for some time. WRSA world champion Jackson needs no introduction on the Muay Thai stage in the U.K, having enjoyed a successful career during which he has faced some of the very best opposition in his weight class, including Ben Hodge, Kris Addis, Craig Jose and Simon Chu. After some time out following his successful World title bid in June 2012, he returned to the ring in February with a 3rd round TKO victory over a Spanish opponent.
Next up he will take on rising star, WKA European champion Solomon Wickstead, who has been very active of late in both the UK and abroad, having fought the likes of Ben Hodge and Abdallah Mebel and in recent months. Solomon also took French star Dylan Salvador the distance in August 2012 when he was just 17. A 1st round KO victory of Liverpool’s Anthony Barton in his last fight stands him in good stead coming into this bout and he and his camp are convinced they have what it takes to take the bragging rights back to Wythenshawe.
This is one of the biggest domestic matchups available at the moment and has already grabbed the attention of fight fans across the country. Both fighters have a fantastic loyal and noisy set of supporters, and you can guarantee the roof will be blown off the USN Arena!
Released fights for The Main Event so far:
A class
Liam Harrison vs. Greg Wootton
Darren O’Connor vs. Panicos Yusuf
Reece Mcallister vs. Brad Stanton
Keith McLachlan vs. Andrew Lofthouse
Carlos Degraca vs. Darren Howieson
Daitan Jackson vs. Solomon Wickstead
K1-rules
Chad ‘2Slick’ Sugden vs. Nathan Epps
Paige Farrington vs. Ariana Santos
B Class
Danny Horton vs. Ste Wain
C class
Jordan Williams vs. Myk Estlick
Tyler Liptrott vs. Antanas Vaznys
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