Jamie Moore to defend European title in Leigh (From The Bolton News)

Jamie Moore to defend European title in Leigh

9:40am Thursday 18th June 2009 in

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Jamie Moore will make the second defence of his European light-middleweight title at Leigh Indoor Sports Centre on Friday, July 24.

Moore, who was elevated to number three in the WBC rankings last week, puts his belt on the line against Frenchman Jimmy Colas.

The Walkden ace is targeting Sergio Martinez’s world title but, for now, is happy to focus on defending the European crown he won by destroying Italian Michele Piccirillo inside three rounds in March.

The 30-year-old said: “There is a lot of talk about me challenging Sergio Martinez for the WBC word title, but he is furthest from my mind.

“The biggest concerns are Colas and another Frenchman, Christophe Canclaux, who I have to face in September. If I beat them then Martinez becomes a real possibility for me early next year.”

On the same bill, St Helens’ hard-hitting Gary Davies puts his British bantamweight title on the line for the first time when he faces classy Londoner Ian Napa.