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Jon Durrant: “My skills are at World level and I want that ISKA World Title badly!”
One of the most eagerly anticipated match-ups on a stacked KTMMA 3 card is the ISKA World title fight between the champion Reece Rowell and challenger Jon Durrant, a man who feels his opportunity has been delayed through no fault of his own- “I was due to fight for a world title when I was 24 but had to stop fighting for 5 years to look after my daughter, I'm a
single parent. The World title would be the pinnacle of what has been a pretty good career, I feel I've been a little unlucky in the past with personal issues and (not) having someone promote me properly. I had to take fights at short notice a lot. My skills, I feel are world level and I want that world title badly.”
Despite his desire, Jon is under no illusions about the task at hand and has a lot of respect for the man he wants to take the belt from. “I like watching Reece fight, I respect his skills and
the camp he is from. He is a worthy and proven world champion. I feel no pressure, but I
hope my experience may help find some answers to whatever Reece brings to the ring on the 14th.” To support that, Jon also points out that he has beaten World champions in non-title fights in the past and that all his fights since resuming his career have been against World-class opposition.
The proof is in his title haul, as recent fights have seen him pick up titles at cruiserweight and light heavyweight and he comes into this fight as the current British cruiser and light heavyweight champion and the Commonwealth light cruiserweight champion, as well as holding several versions of British and commonwealth titles across his career. He takes nothing for granted, however, adding “no predictions, if I learnt one thing from fighting it is that you can never predict, especially at this level.”
This fight though is matched at 75kg, a weight he hasn’t fought at since he was 18/19. He’s 35 now and deliberately took some time out to drop all the way down, so he could finish his career fighting for a massive title, and it doesn’t get bigger than an ISKA World title. “Preparation has been great I've taken quite a few months to naturally drop the Weight. I work with my long-time coach and friend Peter Irving and we work well together, I also coach quite a few fighters now, so training is going well with these guys too. Unfortunately my long time boxing coach Martin Holgate passed away last week so this has made me even more determined to put in a World title winning performance. I also have Tim Izli helping me a lot, it's great to be back working with Tim, he's a legend.”
While many see this World title fight as the cream of an already incredible fight card Jon is quick to point out that he loves the whole KTMMA concept- “KTMMA is a great show that
puts fighters first. It's not out to make a quick buck but to build fighters and pay them well. I'm very excited to be returning to KTMMA and I would like to thank everyone at Cobra gym and my sponsors Mantis7, prodigy entertainment and Herve Gallo.”
This is a fight not to be missed and takes place on Saturday 14th of March as part of KTMMA 3, from the ILEC Conference Centre in Earls Court London.
Tickets are on sale now from www.seetickets.com
One of the most eagerly anticipated match-ups on a stacked KTMMA 3 card is the ISKA World title fight between the champion Reece Rowell and challenger Jon Durrant, a man who feels his opportunity has been delayed through no fault of his own- “I was due to fight for a world title when I was 24 but had to stop fighting for 5 years to look after my daughter, I'm a
single parent. The World title would be the pinnacle of what has been a pretty good career, I feel I've been a little unlucky in the past with personal issues and (not) having someone promote me properly. I had to take fights at short notice a lot. My skills, I feel are world level and I want that world title badly.”
Despite his desire, Jon is under no illusions about the task at hand and has a lot of respect for the man he wants to take the belt from. “I like watching Reece fight, I respect his skills and
the camp he is from. He is a worthy and proven world champion. I feel no pressure, but I
hope my experience may help find some answers to whatever Reece brings to the ring on the 14th.” To support that, Jon also points out that he has beaten World champions in non-title fights in the past and that all his fights since resuming his career have been against World-class opposition.
The proof is in his title haul, as recent fights have seen him pick up titles at cruiserweight and light heavyweight and he comes into this fight as the current British cruiser and light heavyweight champion and the Commonwealth light cruiserweight champion, as well as holding several versions of British and commonwealth titles across his career. He takes nothing for granted, however, adding “no predictions, if I learnt one thing from fighting it is that you can never predict, especially at this level.”
This fight though is matched at 75kg, a weight he hasn’t fought at since he was 18/19. He’s 35 now and deliberately took some time out to drop all the way down, so he could finish his career fighting for a massive title, and it doesn’t get bigger than an ISKA World title. “Preparation has been great I've taken quite a few months to naturally drop the Weight. I work with my long-time coach and friend Peter Irving and we work well together, I also coach quite a few fighters now, so training is going well with these guys too. Unfortunately my long time boxing coach Martin Holgate passed away last week so this has made me even more determined to put in a World title winning performance. I also have Tim Izli helping me a lot, it's great to be back working with Tim, he's a legend.”
While many see this World title fight as the cream of an already incredible fight card Jon is quick to point out that he loves the whole KTMMA concept- “KTMMA is a great show that
puts fighters first. It's not out to make a quick buck but to build fighters and pay them well. I'm very excited to be returning to KTMMA and I would like to thank everyone at Cobra gym and my sponsors Mantis7, prodigy entertainment and Herve Gallo.”
This is a fight not to be missed and takes place on Saturday 14th of March as part of KTMMA 3, from the ILEC Conference Centre in Earls Court London.
Tickets are on sale now from www.seetickets.com