Luke Campbell: Former Olympic champion to fight Yvan Mendy in September rematch

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Campbell said his 2015 defeat by Mendy left him 'totally devestated'

Luke Campbell will have the chance to avenge his "devastating" defeat by Yvan Mendy in a rematch with the Frenchman on 22 September at Wembley.

Lightweight former Olympic champion Campbell suffered his first career loss when he was beaten by Mendy in 2015.

Mendy, 33, is ranked number one at lightweight with the WBC and is undefeated since 2015.

Campbell, 30, said: "I'm bigger, I'm wiser, I'm 10 times better than I was when he beat me three years ago."

The fight, a WBC lightweight world title final eliminator, will be on the undercard of Anthony Joshua's heavyweight bout with Russian Alexander Povetkin.

American Mikey Garcia, 30, is the WBC lightweight world champion.

Campbell has been training with Shane McGuigan, who previously worked with David Haye and Carl Frampton and led George Groves to the WBA super-middleweight title.

"I've already struck up a great relationship with Shane and I have no doubt that he is going to take me to the next level," Campbell said.

"I want to become a world champion and Shane has a proven track record of achieving that with his fighters."

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  • Comment posted by johnnydancer1969, at 20:49 6 Aug 2018

    Campbell deserves huge credit in fighting someone who has beat him. His sporting pride is admirable compared to someone like Khan who refuses to fight any of his conquerors and continually calls out Brook even though he's petrified of Kell and will never fight him.

  • Comment posted by Its only me, at 19:20 6 Aug 2018

    Will be a good fight. Very closely matched. Luke says he wasn't in a good place before the first fight due to personal problems. This could be good timing for the rematch and on a big stage too. He has learnt a lot since then against better opposition than Mendy albeit in honorable defeat. If only Campbell carried a bit more power.....

    Garcia will be too much for either of these.

  • Comment posted by mrhammy, at 19:41 6 Aug 2018

    Shane doesn't really have a proven record in making his fighters world champions. Frampton was always going to be a WC no matter who was training him and after him there's no one, groves beat a nobody! Shane is a hugely overrated trainer!

  • Comment posted by FLAPPERS, at 19:40 6 Aug 2018

    Mikey Garcia is pretty much unbeatable so can't see him ever facing him down the line. Should of fought Crolla, he's very beatable.

  • Comment posted by SugarRayHarlem, at 18:48 6 Aug 2018

    Got to be a safer and more lucrative way to get a title shot? Don't understand why he's not being first matched with Ant Crolla in a British lightweight 'super fight'. He can beat Crolla and make some money in the process before facing Mikey Garcia in what would be a high risk/low reward fight. This is 'prize fighting' or I am wrong?

  • Comment posted by Mike1981, at 14:19 7 Aug 2018

    Good Luck Luke and credit for not ducking anyone.

    I only question the new trainer will he improve you especailly defensively ?

    I am not too sure..

  • Comment posted by Morgan-lumley , at 09:01 7 Aug 2018

    Good luck campbell 👊👊👊👊

  • Comment posted by wchris1974, at 00:39 7 Aug 2018

    your from hull lad cause ya gonna win

  • Comment posted by Ethan D, at 19:17 6 Aug 2018

    @1 wise words.

  • Comment posted by U16523421, at 18:25 6 Aug 2018

    Good luck with that.
    Try not to think about next levels. They are not infinite so once you find yours, there won't be a next one.

  • Comment posted by Its NOT Coming Home, at 06:25 7 Aug 2018

    Rematch set to avenge his defeat...it’s clearly been decided already he WILL win, boxing is no longer a sport, it reminds me of WWE

  • Comment posted by jims teel, at 20:20 6 Aug 2018

    Ho hum I wonder what more dross can be thrown on the undercard of this “event”. Let me guess? McDonnell? Kell brook?

    So fed up with the shocking fights that are billed up as ppv

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