Today at 2 pm ET streaming live on ESPN+ in the United Stats, MTK Global’s Fight Night series is back with a main event between Akeem Ennis-Brown and Philip Bowes, with the vacant British and Bowes’ Commonwealth 140-pound titles on the line.
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Ennis-Brown, an unbeaten 24-year-old, will look to take the top domestic spot in the division, but the 36-year-old veteran Bowes won’t just be coming to roll over, either.

He won the vacant Commonwealth title in Feb. 2019 against Benson Nyilawila, and made a successful defense under two months later against Tom Farrell. But he also hasn’t fought since then, so he’s been out of the ring for about 17 months. Ennis-Brown last fought in exactly the same amount of time, but he is the younger man and probably fresher.

We’ll also see Dan Azeez face Andre Sterling in an English light heavyweight title fight, plus Padraig McCrory and others in action. Join us!
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Bowes (20-3, 3 KOs) has not fought since he faced Tom Farrell in March 2019, and the 36-year-old may be nearing the end of his time in boxing. Although he has suffered three defeats over the course of a lengthy career that started in 2011, he is undefeated in his last five contests.

Speaking ahead of the fight, Bowes acknowledged that he is spurred on by the thought of impressing in his dotage.

“I’m excited to be back in the ring headlining an MTK Fight Night, and the chance to add the British title to my Commonwealth belt will be great,” he said.

“I’d be making history as the oldest people ever to win the British title in the super-lightweight division, so it’s a great incentive and is the drive behind me going for the title.”

Ennis Brown (13-0, 1 KO) is 12 years younger than his opponent and has yet to taste defeat in a career that went professional in 2015. He has also gone without a fight since March 2019, when he beat Bilal Rehman by a unanimous decision.

Ennis Brown might have less experience than Bowes, but believes he has the knowledge to deal with whatever comes his way on Wednesday night.

“It’s going to be me just being a lot better and a lot slicker,” he said.

“I’ve dealt with bangers, I’ve dealt with pressure fighters. I’ve dealt with tall, rangy fighters. I’ve dealt with ABA styles, and now it’s time for me to see how I deal with a guy who has a similar style to me.”

He points to some of the impressive names he has sparred against as reason to believe there is more to him than just an exciting start to his career.

“I sparred with Josh Taylor ahead of the Regis Prograis fight because he needed a southpaw. I learned a lot from him. I’ve been in with Jorge Linares, Lee Selby, Luke Campbell, Ohara Davies, Joe Cordina, all these top fighters.”

Bowes’ last fight saw him make his first successful defense of the commonwealth belt, which was a unanimous decision win over Tom Farrell in March of last year. This defense came less than two months after initially capturing the gold with a stoppage victory over Benson Nyilawila inside two rounds.

Bowes clearly likes to be active and must be chomping at the bit to return to the ring after over a year away. Both fighters have been dormant for the same period of time though.
Akeem Ennis Brown’s Unbeaten Path to British Gold

Ennis Brown is also coming off of a first successful title defense, halting the challenge of Bilal Rehman via unanimous decision in March 2019. Ennis Brown is no stranger to title belts. He is a former WBC youth and IBF European champion at 140 pounds.

Akeem Ennis Brown is looking to make history in his own right. With a victory, he would become the first pugilist out of Gloucester to win both British and commonwealth super lightweight titles.

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