Pauls to start his rebuild by fighting Polasik in Plymouth

EXPLOSIVE middleweight Brad Pauls will begin his rebuild back into title contention with a clash on this Saturday’s professional boxing show in Plymouth.

- ANDY PHILLIPS

Dubbed the ‘Newquay Bomb’, Pauls fought for the English middleweight strap live on Sky TV last month, but was on the wrong end of a unanimous decision which went in favour of the new champion Tyler Denny.

Pauls has chosen to start his comeback at Plymouth’s Guildhall this weekend, with a clash against Patryk Polasik on the undercard of Constantin Ursu’s Southern Area title fight against Matthew King.

Known as much for his raucous fans as for doing his ringwalk in a gladiator mask, Pauls will bring an extra layer of showmanship to the show, which has been billed as Ultimate Glory and involves a hefty 11-fight card.

It is just the second home show for Greenstar Promotions, the newly-founded outfit led by promoter and trainer Jack Green.

But Green is certainly not green in any sense, and put on a previous show in Torquay in which Pauls topped the bill with a clash against Dan Blackwell.

Green said: “Brad Pauls has fought on Steve Goodwin’s previous shows down here in Devon, and he has a massive fanbase who have followed him throughout his career in Newquay. So with us being in Plymouth, it is a perfect location for Brad to return.