Cox to face African Okine (From Swindon Advertiser)

Cox to face African Okine

8:30am Friday 19th June 2009 in

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JAMIE Cox will face international opposition when he headlines the ‘School’s Out’ boxing show in his home town next month.

Ghana’s Stephen Okine will provide a tough test at welterweight for the Swindon Southpaw at the Oasis on July 24.

It will be the 30-year-old African’s first venture outside his own continent and he arrives with a solid record of 10 wins, eight losses and a draw.

Cox, unbeaten in 11 pro outings, will be a huge favourite to make it a round dozen in front of his fans, with Okine losing each of his last four fights - two by stoppage - since stepping up in class.

But there is little chance of Swindon’s Commonwealth Game gold medalist going into the fight complacent, having suffered a huge scare in his last outing in April, when he needed a last-round knockout to save himself from a possible decision loss to Mark Lloyd.

Victory for Cox, pictured, will move him a step closer to a title fight before the end of the year.

Also high on the bill next month is the hotly-tipped Leon ‘Solid’ Williams. The Londoner faces Newcastle’s Wesley Smith at the Oasis, and will warm up for the bout with a fight at York Hall on Sunday.

Swindon’s Marlon Reid also appears on the July card, against Emeka Oragui.

For tickets to School’s Out, call the Oasis on 01793 444501 or Belinda on 07917 431437.