Phil D. Jay WBN Editor Aussie set to face Riovalle Undefeated featherweight Joel Brunker faces tough Mexican champion Edgar Riovalle in eight days’ time knowing that a victory could set up at least a world title eliminator with the World Boxing Organisation. The 26 year-old has 13 knockouts in his 22 wins so far, with no losses and knows that the hardened 48-fight veteran will be no pushover as he looks to keep up his impressive record at the Orion Function Centre a week on Friday. “Riovalle is a very tough Mexican fighter with a come forward style and a good left hook so we are definitely going to go to war,” Brunker told World Boxing News. “My preparations has been unreal. The only slight setback was I got sick for a few days, but I think that was my body telling me I needed to rest. “Sparring has been great and I have been working really hard on getting back to boxing, something I have gone away from in my last few fights. “If I perform well and get...
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