Savannah Marshall can’t wait to “show the world” just what she is capable of – starting with Saturday’s huge show at the O2.
The Hartlepool boxer now knows her opponent for her Matchroom Boxing debut on the undercard of the Luke Campbell v Vasyl Lomachenko showdown, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Marshall will tackle Brazil’s Daniele Bastieri over eight rounds in an international super-middleweight contest at the sold-out London spectacular.
“I had almost 100 amateur bouts and I’ve come up against all sizes and styles of opponents,” said the 28-year-old.
“I’ve boxed all over the world so there’s not that many styles I haven’t come across.
“I just want to show the world what I am capable of and what I can do.
“You can expect to see a bit of everything from me on Saturday, I will win in good fashion.”
Bastieri has won both of her professional appearances, with via stoppage, so she will come to the capital not shjotrt of confidence.
But she will come up against a fighter determined to make an impact.
Marshall is chasing her seventh straight win in the paid ranks.
She was last seen demolishing tough Bulgarian Borislava Goranova in one round at Victoria Warehouse in May.
How to book Saturday’s fight-night on Sky Sports Box Office.
The ‘Silent Assassin’ believes her link up with Eddie Hearn will provide her with the perfect platform to go on to be world champion as a professional, just as she was as an amateur in 2012 when she struck gold in China on her 21st birthday.
“I’ve been pro now for just gone two years and it has been quite slow in the sense that I haven’t moved forward as quickly as I would have hoped,” she said.
“Matchroom are the biggest promotional company in the game, they have shows all the time so for that reason the fights are there for me.
“I’m in this sport to become a world champion.
” I’m not the type of person to do something half-heartedly. I’ve been boxing since I was 11 years old and if I didn’t feel like I was at world level then there would be no point in me being here.”
Words: Roy Kelly
