It has been a sensational run for boxing in Malta, brought about by the thrilling series of displays and results achieved by Billy Corito in the course of a relatively short, but impressive, period of time.
Now ‘The Hit Man’ is set to make his UK debut as he looks to make a name for himself away from his Maltese base.
The country’s no.1-rated heavyweight has been added to this weekend’s undercard of Tasif Khan’s WBU and GBU superflyweight showdown against Isaac Quaye, of Ghana, at the Cedar Court Hotel, in Bradford.
Corito, who ousted Matthew Ellis inside three rounds of a scheduled eight with a great combination of body shots in his last fight, extended his record run to 10-1 (eight KOs).
Definitely, this will be his opportunity to advance his ledger further when he takes on Reinis Porozovs (Latvia) over four rounds on Saturday.
The fight will be transmitted live on GoFightLive, starting at 9pm UK time.
“I’m feeling ready for this great moment in my career,” Corito, who is trained by former WBU champion Shea Neary, said.
Shea Neary took me on board three years ago and is always present for my fights
“My coach will have me in top shape, the best I’ve ever been in, as usual. I’m honoured to have been chosen to fight abroad by promoter Stephen Vaughan.”
Local trainer George Scholfield and Neary once did feature the Maltese boxer on the Liverpool Echo to give a shout out to any promoter putting Corito on a show and finally Vaughan responded.
“He obviously knows a good boxer when he sees one,” Schol-field remarked.
While being on the quest of more major honours, Corito is the reigning Malta Boxing Commission International champion, a title which he won with a five-round retirement victory over Latvia’s Edgars Kalnars.
“Shea Neary stopped coaching years back but took me on board three years ago and is always present for my fights and training programmes,” Corito, who believes that he can test himself against the best heavyweights in UK, said.
Should the Maltese champion come through unscathed, an agreement has been struck with World Boxing Federation president Howard Goldberg for Corito to challenge for the body’s vacant international title over 10 rounds in April, a fight that will be held in Malta.
Corito is supported by sponsors Accounting Services, EDA, Meets, Eurosport, Londoner Pub, Tex Mex, WiseGuys Gym, Bertu’s Gym and BioX Supplements.