Dave Oakes previews Friday night's super-flyweight showdown between Commonwealth champion Don Broadhurst and British title holder Lee Haskins.

Sky’s British boxing coverage for the year ends in a bang this Friday when Don Broadhurst faces arch rival Lee Haskins in a fight for the British and Commonwealth super-flyweight belts at the Newport Leisure Centre,Wales.

Commonwealth champion and rising star Broadhurst has been calling out Haskins for the past eighteen months, whilst British champion Haskins hasn’t been shy in letting everyone know that he believes he’s the better of the two. Friday night provides them both with the opportunity to back up their words.

The unbeaten Broadhurst, 11-0 (3KO’s), is seen as one of the best up-and-coming fighters in Britain and is the favourite to win. Haskins, on the other hand, has been inconsistent at championship level and is viewed as a fighter who’s struggled to fulfil his potential.

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