Lee Glover showing no near of failure

The resilient 29-year-old appears on a Town Hall offering for the first time since November 2014 when he steps through the ropes on Saturday July 9.

'The Tipton Slasher' has always had the words 'no fear' written on his boxing shorts and that's appears to be his motto, writes Craig Birch.

Glover has twice been beaten for the English super featherweight title and was last stopped in two rounds by Leigh Wood for the Midlands feather crown.

Defeat against a yet to be decided opponent at the Town Hall will finish him off completely, but he insists he'll show everybody what he's got left.

He said: "I haven't boxed in the Black Country for a while, so I can't wait to be a part of a local show. I think the atmosphere will be buzzing.

"I always take a lot of fans who will sing and have a laugh, so it should be a great night. I am hoping to put on a good performance.

"This fight is a little make or break for me. I have lost the last two, so if I lose again I may as well pack it in.

"When I win, I will put myself back in the picture. I am feeling really confident, I have trained even harder than before so I am ready.

"I think there is still a lot on the line in this fight but it doesn't feel as pressured, because there isn't a belt at stake so I can enjoy it a bit more.

"Being the home fighter brings pressure, because everyone is expecting you to win and do well. I thrive under pressure, so I will stick to my game plan.

"As long as I box to the best of my ability, I can't moan whatever the outcome is. I am fully ready to show up and give a good performance on the day."

Glover has drawn on a line under his defeat to Wood, which came in front of a wide audience as it was a Matchroom show broadcast on Sky Sports.

He said: "I struggled to make the weight. I had really bad weight problems and that is what I put it down to. I was trying to make nine stone and I was at that weight when I was 12!

"I am 29 now, so I don't think I will be down to that weight again. I want to concentrate on making waves at super featherweight and want a good performance, to get things back on track."

Halesowen's Lennox Clarke tops the Town Hall bill, with an opportunity to make it a dozen wins without reply. The super middleweight has raced to 11 victories, with four inside the distance.

A whopping nine bouts will support the main event with the likes of Rob Hunt and Craig Morris set for action.

Former Midlands welterweight champion Hunt, from Stafford, will both the 30th bout of his decade-long pro career on the card.

Morris, from Ludlow in Shropshire, lifted the British Challenge super welterweight belt in just his fifth paid contest six months ago.

The 24-year-old southpaw headlined the first pro boxing show in his hometown since the 1930s and now returns to the scene of three of his victories.

Elsewhere, unbeaten middleweight Tom Stokes is targeting his seventh win after dropping and outpointing Luke Allon at the same venue.

Stokes fights out of West Bromwich as does big heavyweight Matt Gordon and super featherweight Jack Summers, who both appear.

Gordon will be determined to go one better than his draw with Lukas Horak last time out, while Summers is looking to build on back-to-back wins since turning over.

Wolverhampton's Joshua Burke steps back through the ropes, for the first time since his spirited six-round defeat to the useful Courtney Richards in Plymouth.

The line-up is completed by Coventry's James Montgomery and Brummie duo Luke Walker and Jordan Clayton, with Montgomery at welter with the latter pair at super welter.

Tickets, priced at £30 and £60 ringside, are on sale now from the Town Hall Box Office on 0845 111 2900.

Sponsors Grosvenor Casino Walsall, Bentley Mill Way, host the weigh-in and after-show party (over 18s). A number of free taxis from Yellow Taxis will be at the Town Hall to go to the casino.