British middleweight Nathan Heaney is gearing up for an additional shot at WBA regional gold as he steps into the ring in opposition to France’s Sofiane Khati in a extremely anticipated conflict this Saturday, February 8, in Manchester, foe the Continental Europe championship.
Heaney (18-1-1) is not any stranger to championship success. The Stoke native beforehand captured the WBA Middleweight Continental title in 2023 with a victory over Jack Flatley and efficiently defended it twice earlier than struggling a knockout loss to Brad Pauls. Now, he’s trying to reclaim his place on the high.
Khati, the reigning French middleweight champion, is keen to say his first continental title. Since turning professional in 2018, he has put collectively a powerful resume, successful 4 of his final 5 bouts, together with his solely loss in that stretch coming through majority choice.
Including to the importance of this combat week, Heaney was lately inducted into the Corridor of Fame of his hometown, Stoke, in recognition of his contributions to the game. Now, he’ll intention to mark the event with one other belt round his waist.
