American prospect and Three Lions newest signee Samuel “Squirm” Arnold III (10-0-0, 6KOs) of Dallas, Texas will highlight the October 26th Three Lions card at the RBC Centre in London, Ontario Canada. Arnold, 21, has beaten all of his foes that have been put up against him in his 3 years as a pro, having his debut at the young age of 17 years old. He will face off against 23 year old Mohamed Zawadi (9-1-0, 8Kos) of Toronto, Canada for the vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Youth World Title.
“Mauricio Sulaiman, President of World Boxing Council has sanctioned an eight-round WBC Youth World Light Heavyweight Title between Samuel Arnold III and Mohamed Zawadi to be held at the RBC Centre in London, Canada 26 October 2024,” Daniel Otter, Three Lions Promotions, said in a statement.
“This is an amazing fight and Arnold is our newest signee and a force to be reckoned with, he has everything needed to become a world champion. Zawadi is the perfect test for Arnold , kudos to both men for stepping up and risking it all for the most prestigious belt a young fighter can win”. Furthered Otter.
The undercard will see another Three Lions fighter to have his first fight under their promotional banner, Eric Basran (6-0-0, 2Kos) of Surrey, Canada will take on Luis Prieto (5-2-0, 4Kos) of Chiclayo, Peru for 8 rounds in the lightweight division. Marc Pagcaliwangan (10-1-1, 8Kos) Dylan Taylor (2-0-0, 1KO) and Maxime Turcotte-Novosedlik (1-1-0) will all face opponents TBA, in separate bouts. The card will also feature two pro debutants, Canadians Faisal Rehman and Jamie Ingram, who will battle it out for 4 rounds in the middleweight division.
Would-be viewers can catch the show “on Pay Per View via 3LPTV, threelionspromotions.com.