David Price Boxing

England’s David Price will be looking for a step up in quality opposition in 2013 after enjoying something of a comfortable ride through 2012. The Liverpudlian will take his unbeaten professional career into some big tests this year, the biggest encounter being the potential massive showdown against fellow Brit Tyson Fury. Price’s career has been gaining momentum and he picked up the vacant British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles last year against Sam Sextion with a fourth round knockout. Having retained the title against challenges from Audley Harrison and Matt Skelton, both with knockouts inside of two rounds, his next matchup will be against American Tony Thompson on February 23rd.

It will be a return to the Echo Arena in Liverpool for the home talent in the David Price v Tony Thompson bout, the scene at which it took Price just 83 second to end the career of Audley Harrison last year. The latest bout against Thompson will likely serve as nothing more than a primer for the rest of the season for the Brit. Thompson is a veteran of the boxing circuit now, most recently losing for the second time in his career against Wladimir Klitschko in mid 2012. The 41 year old has a professional record of 36 wins and 3 losses and will be a tougher matchup for Price, but nothing that Price’s camp is very worried about.

With a steady and progressive 2012 behind Price (knocking out his opponent in each of his four fights during the year), he has to now use that a massive stepping stone for his future. It is a bout against Tyson Fury which Price’s 2013 is heading likely towards. That is the most likely route forward for him, stepping into the ring for a British Heavyweight title bout. According to Price, who believes that he is just five fights away from a potential shot at the World Heavyweight crown, a fight against ‘England’s Fury’ would be a career maker or breaker for both of the fighters.

In order to get to that stage, Price has to go through much tougher fighters than he did in 2012 and it will all start with his February opener against Thompson. The Brit is favourite to take the win, and if Price’s devastating form continues, it could be another quick victory. It would take him yet another step towards the clash with Fury, where the bookmakers have already drawn him in as favourite.

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