Cruiserweight Prizefighter III - Tournament Preview

By Dave Lockey @BoxingViper

This Saturday, 14^th May, sees the return of the ever evolving Betfair Prizefighter tournament. This time it’s the return of the Cruiserweights in what promises to be another exciting show brought to us by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing promotions.

The format is simple; Eight fighters, seven fights, one winner. The fights are based on three 3 minute rounds with the winner progressing through each stage until ultimately being crowned Prizefighter champion.

The contestants for this tournament are not short of talent by any means. The 8 warriors who will step into the ring on Saturday night are as follows;

BoxingOpinions Interview: Shane McPhilbin talks Cruiserweight Prizefighter

This weekend Prizefighter returns with 8 well-known British cruiserweights going head-to-head for the winner's rights and the £32,000 prize money at York Hall, Bethnal Green. One man enters the tournament for a second time, this time with even more at stake and more to prove. That men is Bulwell's Shane McPhilbin.

'The Block' (8-6, 5 KO's) got his first break after just 3 fights in the Heavyweight Prizefighter back in 2010. He only reached the semi-final but still became a better and more known fighter from it. Just over a year later his big break came when he defeated Leon Williams in spectacular and dramatic fashion, picking up the British title. However, since that career-high, things haven't quite gone to plan. The 27-year old suffered a controversial loss to Enzo Maccarinelli in his first defense and has also suffered three consecutive defeats since then too. But the motivated fan favourite refuses to give up and has vowed to BoxingOpinions that he will come back strong in this Prizefighter tournament on Saturday night.

Here is what he had to say: