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Next up on the Queensberry boxing bandwagon is a trip north of the border on October 4 to hopefully crown the Next King of Scotland.

The Braehead Arena is the destination for the second promotion in Glasgow this year, following on from what turned out to be the ultimate fight in the glorious career of Josh Taylor in May.

The former undisputed king was overthrown by Ekow Essuman in the main event at the SSE Hydro, but an heir to the throne announced himself spectacularly in the chief support.

Featherweight Nathaniel Collins put Scottish rival Lee McGregor to the sword, scoring a brutal fourth round stoppage to secure himself the WBC Silver title.

Now he takes on headline honours with a European title challenge against the undefeated Spaniard Cristobal Lorente.

Scottish boxing is on the cusp of a boom and it has been a long-held ambition of Collins to lead the charge on behalf of his nation and see to it that major productions become a regular feature.

The 29-year-old southpaw, known as The Nightmare, cannot do it all on his own and a stellar cast has been assembled to share the load.

It is like a night of ‘Old School’ title action, with a European championship fight being topped up by a potential British title cracker and a Scottish title encounter thrown in for good measure.

Two undefeated talents will go into battle for the British lightweight title, with Glasgow native Regan Glackin taking on Englishman Louie O’Doherty for the vacant Lonsdale belt, previously held by forthcoming world title challenger Sam Noakes.

Glackin has earned his stripes and was mandatory for a British title shot. Essex boy O’Doherty has been a young man in a hurry since turning professional in the middle of 2023.

The English champion jumped into Southern Area title action in just his sixth fight when taking on the previously unbeaten Marley Mason, before making a taxing first defence in his next fight against the dangerous Jeff Ofori. Last time out he inflicted defeat on Youssef Khoumari and prevailed over 12 rounds.

There is nothing not to like about this fight and it is worthy of its chief support billing.

However, Willy Hutchinson might have something to say about that. The former WBC Silver light heavyweight champion is returning from his sole career setback, a WBO Interim world title fight against Joshua Buatsi, to go up against a hazardous assignment presented by former super middleweight contender Mark Jeffers.

Jeffers, 27, from Chorley, was recently touted as a genuine world title prospect, but his ambitions were derailed last time out when he was outpointed by the American Sean Hemphill.

Now up a weight, Jeffers will view jumping on the Hutch Train as the quickest route back to climbing high in the world rankings.

The Celtic Middleweight title is on the line and will be defended by the revitalised Aston Brown when he faces Paul Kean in another fight where fireworks are predicted.

Former star amateur Brown, now 34, wants to get down to business and don’t rule out a British title challenge should he overcome the Dundee man.

Now Frank Warren is very proud to have assembled a strong clutch of elite young Scottish talent under the Queensberry banner - including sons of his former fighters - and, once again, they will all be on parade on October 4, live on DAZN.

Drew Limond, Alex Arthur Jr, Reece Lynch and a new signing in the explosive Marcus Sutherland are all tasked with keeping the Scottish fire burning for many years to come.

And talking of elite talents, from Cumbria just south of the border, John Joe Carrigan will make his professional debut.

In 2024 alone, Carrigan won the Under-19 World Championships, became European Youth champion and won the Three Nations title, along with the Haringey Box Cup. 

Plus, Glasgow will also get to see the second pro fight of Yandiel Lozano-Oquendo, the 18-year-old star from Puerto Rico, who signed up with Queensberry earlier this year.

The lightweight, who won the silver medal at the 2024 IBA World Youth Championships, took up the sport at the age of seven and was developed under the guidance of trainers Juan ‘Memo’ Lopez and Jose Garcia.

Lozano concluded his amateur journey with a final record of 119 wins against only nine defeats. His honours include being a four-time champion of the Bert Sugar Tournament, Florida Junior Silver Gloves champion, two-time Puerto Rican National Champion, two-time Scholastic Games champion and champion of the Roy Jones Tournament.

The Braehead Arena on October 4. Just don’t miss it.