04 August 2020

No positive coronavirus tests ahead of second week of Fight Camp

All coronavirus tests ahead of the second week of Matchroom Boxing’s Fight Camp shows have come back negative, promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed.

It is the second successive week that everyone involved in the Brentwood-based events have tested negative.

Harper and Jonas will headline Friday's bill in Essex (Twitter: @MatchroomBoxing)

Speaking on Twitter, Hearn said: "All Co-vid tests conducted today for this weeks #FightCamp are negative."

Stringent testing is being carried out throughout the four Fight Camp events, with individuals not allowed to leave their hotel rooms until their result comes back as negative.

Terri Harper will defend her WBC super-featherweight title in the headline fight on Friday night as she faces off against Natasha Jonas in the first ever all-British women’s world title fight.

Also on the card is cruiserweight Chris Billam-Smith, Liverpool’s Anthony Fowler and Lancashire’s Aqib Fiaz.

And Leeds prospect Hopey Price will also feature in another action-packed night at Matchroom’s headquarters.

No crowd will be in attendance as boxing continues its return behind closed doors.

The third Fight Camp show will then take place next Friday headlined by Felix Cash v Jason Welborn.

And the fourth and final event will be the pay-per-view event topped by heavyweights Dillian Whyte v Alexander Povetkin on August 22.

On the undercard there will also be the hotly-anticipated rematch between Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon for the undisputed lightweight title.

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