Jack Bateson has aspirations to follow in the path of both Josh Warrington but can he turn into another boxing celebrity born from Leeds?
A talented amateur, the 25-year older has made a smooth and speedy transition to the paid ranks, but suffered a primary career setback this week, having to pull out of a scheduled English title fight – billed for the undercard to Warringtons most up-to-date IBF featherweight world title defence that Saturday- with a hand injury.
Sky Scholar Bateson will finally need to take out time as he appears to make a full recovery, postponing his lofty ambitions.
I have been coping with this bad hand today for the last year and its been getting worse with each struggle, Bateson, an 11-0 super-bantamweight, told Sky Sports.
The big opportunity came to struggle to get the English title and we obviously went to it, but the hand kept blowing in sparring. The specialist recommended getting it operated on as soon as possible.
We have resolved to get it sorted and then crack in 2020. I have had 11 fights in a couple of years so have been very active and havent dropped a round yet as a pro – I really do believe I am prepared for titles.
I am very lucky and blessed to be from Leeds, the city really gets behind their own. I do a whole great deal of tickets had done heaps for Saturday before needing to extract and every time I struggle.
Ive got my goals and plan to go the standard route in boxing. It was just five years ago that Warrington was boxing on my fathers showsthat he won the English and it just kept rolling from there, it demonstrates whats possible.
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