Lee Selby v Josh Warrington: Bad blood at Elland Road

Preview and tips ahead of the big fight…

Lee Selby defends his IBF world featherweight title against Josh Warrington at Elland Road this Saturday night.

The Welshman goes into the lion’s den as Warrington gets to fight on home soil in front of a 20,000 sell-out crowd.

The Coral News Team profiles both fighters and gives their fight predictions…

Lee Selby

The Barry native has been a relatively big name on the British circuit for a while now. Selby has only lost once in a 26-fight career, way back in 2009 at the start of his fledgling career.

The 31-year-old has gone unbeaten since then and fought some top-level fighters along the way. He stopped former champion Evgeny Gradovich at O2 Arena back in 2015 and has retained his strap ever since.

Selby isn’t a big puncher but what he lacks in power, he makes up for with pure skill. He’s only stopped 33% of his opponents, but the win over the Russian Gradovich showcased his superior technical ability.

And it says much for his character and attitude that he thinks nothing of taking on an opponent in-front of 20,000 partisan fans.

Josh Warrington

In terms of persona, Warrington is the polar opposite to his opponent. While Selby is generally cool and collected, the Leeds lad is brash and outspoken.

Warrington has brokered bad blood between him and Selby over the last couple of years. And it’s ended in the 27-year-old bagging his shot at a world title.