Wellington boxer Aroon Fiaz can be king of the ring in area final
Wellington boxer Aroon Fiaz will aim to become senior open Midland champion when he steps into the ring in Coventry this evening.
Fiaz, who represents Wellington Boxing Academy, will take on Otis Treasure from Studio ABC in Birmingham in the under-75 kg ABA Midland Counties final.
The bout will be one of nine finals taking place at the Willenhall Social Club, with winners advancing to the national quarter-finals.
Fiaz, 19, is a three-time Midlands junior champion and has made the semi-finals at junior level for the last three years.
His coach Mo Fiaz admitted that the step up to senior competition can be a difficult one but he added that his boxer had put in all the necessary hours in the gym and was fully prepared.
He said: "It is a big gap because they are fighting men. Otis Treasure is nearly 26 and he is an experienced, strong fighter.
"It is a 50/50 fight but Aroon has been training for three-four months for this competition and it has gone really well."
Fiaz has had some tough sparring in preparation for the bout against former British light-middleweight title challenger Max Maxwell.
