Scottish middleweight standout Sam Hickey, contemporary off a highlight-reel knockout in his Zuffa Boxing debut, is prepared for an encore.
Hickey will put his unbeaten file on the road towards Brad “The Axe Man” Axe in an eight-rounder on Saturday, August 8, at Dublin’s 3Arena, stay on Sky Sports activities within the UK and Eire.
Hickey vs. Axe joins the Z10 invoice headlined by the middleweight world title battle between Eire’s Aaron McKenna and Italy’s Etinosa Oliha. Within the 10-round middleweight co-feature, unbeaten Irishman “King” Callum Walsh takes on Tyler Denny.
Tickets go on sale Friday, June 26, at 2 p.m. BST by way of Ticketmaster.ie, whereas anybody who registered their curiosity by way of ZuffaBoxing.com will get early entry at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 26.
Hickey (5-0, 2 KOs), a local of Dundee, has quickly risen via the skilled ranks since making his skilled debut in October 2024. A Commonwealth Video games gold medalist, Hickey made his Zuffa Boxing debut at Z07 earlier this month in Bournemouth, England, the place he knocked out the beforehand unbeaten Todd Tompkins with a counter proper hand within the second spherical.
Hickey now faces his hardest check so far in Axe (5-1), a rugged veteran and serving member of the Royal Air Power (RAF) Hearth and Rescue Service. Axe enters the bout on a four-fight profitable streak, highlighted by a bloody eight-round choice over Kevin Reavell in Could.
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Z10 will stream stay and solely on Paramount+ in america and Canada.
