Boxing Review
Alex Arthur should have no trouble when he defends his WBO super-featherweight championship against Nicky Cook next month.
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1/4 shot Arthur can now claim a 10 fight unbeaten record after losing to the unpredictable Michael Gomez back in October 2003 and seems to be getting better with every fight. The 30-year-old dispatched Salford’s Steve Foster Junior in his last bout and although the former WBU featherweight champion took him the distance the Scot was easily the winner by a unanimous points decision.
‘Amazing’ Alex has proved over the last two years he has few weaknesses and is more than capable of stopping a fighter early as he is just as comfortable going the distance. 19 of his 26 victories have come by the way of knock out, which will be a worry for his opponent whose only defeat has come before the end of the scheduled rounds.
Dagenham based Cook is given another shot at the big time despite a crushing 11th round knock out defeat to Steven Luevano when fighting for the WBO featherweight crown a little over a year ago. Since then he has been back in the ring at the beginning of this year when he was allowed to get his confidence back with a victory over journeyman Kirkor Kirkorov inside two rounds.
All in all the champion should be a class above and continue his reign at the top of the Super-featherweight division.
