Full Contact Contender (FCC) has confirmed the withdrawal of #3-ranked UK flyweight Pietro Menga from his FCC Professional Flyweight Title bout against Jody Collins at FCC8. Initial reports indicate that a back injury has forced the Liverpool MMA Academy fighter to withdraw from the event. The promotion hopes to have Menga back for their first card of 2014, and wishes him a speedy recovery in the meantime.
Moving up into the main event slot for FCC 8 on November 2nd is a middleweight clash between #10-ranked UK middleweight Luke Chadwick and Manchester’s Alex Minogue. The contest is set to crown the promotion’s first ever professional middleweight champion. The bout was verbally agreed last week, and can now be confirmed by the promotion.
SBG’s Alex Minogue (6-4) recently returned to the cage at FCC 7, earning a second round TKO win over Dez Parker. The former Wolfslair Academy fighter will now make a rapid turn-around, stepping back in the FCC cage just 8 weeks later to face Liverpool’s Lee ‘The Butcher’ Chadwick in the evening’s main event.
Chadwick (17-10) in currently ranked #10 in the UK’s 185lb division, and comes into the bout riding a six fight winning streak, with notable victories over Deniston Sutherland and Valentino Petrescu. Like Minogue, we was most recently in action in September, submitting Yvan Sorel in the first round.
Promoter Adam Teh said: “We’re gutted to lose a great fight like Menga vs Collins, but injuries are a part of the sport. We wish Pietro a full and speedy recovery, and hope to have him back on FCC in the not too distant future.”
“Alex put on a great performance at FCC 7, and we’re delighted he wanted to get back in the cage so quickly. Lee is a top 10 domestic middleweight, so it makes sense that the pair should lock horns for the right to be called FCC’s first ever middleweight champion. Lee is a powerhouse at 185, while Minogue has one of the strongest ‘never say die’ attitudes in the sport. It’s got all the ingredients for a fascinating fight, and could potentially shake up the UK rankings!”
FCC’s second birthday party, FCC 8, takes place in the Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on November 2nd, 2013, with highlights to be broadcast on Sky’s MyChannel as a later date.
Full Contact Contender 8 Fight Card (Subject to change, more bouts to be confirmed):
Professional Main Event FCC Pro Middleweight Title: Lee Chadwick vs Alex Minogue
Professional Showcase Bout: Mitchell Head vs Azi Thomas
Unified Amateur Title Bouts:
Heavyweight: Tom Bankevics vs Rob Beech
Light Heavyweight: Shawn Hampton (c) vs Alex Bristow
Lightweight: Martin Chester (c) vs Ashley Reece
Unified Amateur Bouts:
Dalton Thorton vs Chris Senior
Liam Dooley vs Aaron McDonnell
Llyr Roberts vs Stephen Henshall
Mathew Pickering vs Dylan McGloughlan
Chau Allen vs Rob Fallon
Trent Woodcock vs Paul Douglas
Balal Mann vs Matthew Hampson
Leon Harris vs Rob McNee
Louie O’Hara vs Dermonias Cantrill
Adam Ashworth vs Ben Knight
More TBA
Tickets start at £25 standard, £40 cage side reserved, £600 VIP cage side table (seats up to ten, includes two course meal). Cage side and VIP seating includes assess to a private bar and waitress service.
FCC 8 is sponsored by MG Legal Solutions, Better Bodies Supplements, Fight Factory at Body Matters Gym, Premier Therapy, ARD Industrial Services Ltd and Legacy Fightwear.
Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Adam Teh (07816659015) for details.
