Boxer Ben McGivern’s heart is set on beating James Morrissey to the BUI Celtic title in October, and says it would be an outstanding achievement for a 34-year-old in his fifth fight.
And McGivern intends to dedicate his title win to legendary Coatbridge trainer Rab Bannon. The Coatbridge fighter was due to clash with Morrissey for the Boxing Union of Ireland belt at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow in July, but a bout with Covid put paid to that.
The duo are now set to scrap it out at Paisley Lagoon, as part of Sam Kynoch’s ‘No Easy Way Out’ bill on October 1, and McGivern can’t wait.
He said: “Morrissey is tidy, he’s decent, but he’s there for the taking – and I’m going to be the first one to do that. “It would mean the world to me, and then I could step over to a Scottish title – that’s my plan.