Joe Laws is “living the dream.”
Just three fights into a breathtaking professional career he will be performing in front of what will almost certainly be a 10,000 sell-out crowd at the Metro Radio Arena, having personally sold 1,000 of them himself!
Laws has entertained a press conference with his boyish enthusiasm and Geordie charm, become Twitter buddies with Eddie Hearn and taken part in the same public work out as champions like Lewis Ritson, Francesco Patera, Glenn Foot, Robbie Davies Jnr and Joshua Buatsi .
This after only two fights and five rounds of pro boxing.
But the 21-year-old told punch-lines that for all he’s loving the limelight, he knows it’s all about delivering on the night inside the square ring where he comes up against Chris Truman.
“I’m living the dream,” said the Phil Jeffries boxer at the Metro Centre this evening. “Today was the first day it’s probably really hit me, coming here to do the work-out.
“But I’ve trained really hard and I’m there to do a job.
“Truman’s got a winning record and he’ll be coming to win, that’s what I want.
“That will bring out the best in me and get me the win.”
The up-and-at-em fighter is known as the ‘Benwell Bomber’, for good reason, and his army of fans are ‘The Bomb Squad’.
“I’ve sold almost 1,000 tickets,” said the former Birtley ABC crowd favourite pictured above being interviewed by a TVV crew. “The atmosphere is going to be incredible, and I can’t wait to experience it.
“I’m buzzing.”
Laws will have coach and mentor, Graeme Rutherford, in his corner, the man who has set the McCormack twins and Callum French on the road to glory … and many, many more.
“I’ve been with Graeme since I was 14/ 15 and I wouldn’t want anyone else coaching me,” added Joe.
“I think I’ve come on even more since the last fight and I can’t wait to show the world what I’m about on Saturday.”
There are a limited number of tickets remaining, available from the Metro Radio Arena or at www.matchroom.com.
Words: Roy Kelly
