A PAIR of featherweight bouts
have been booked for Cage Warriors 59, including an inaugural CWFC title defence
for Jim Alers (pictured).
Cage Warriors 59, which will
also feature a four-man bantamweight title tournament, is set to take place at
Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on Saturday, 14 September, 2013.
Having clinched the vacant
featherweight title by submitting Joni Salovaara at Cage Warriors 53, Alers
will put the belt on the line against Martin Svensson, while former 145lbs
title challenger Dave Hill returns to action to take on CWFC debutant Brian Moore.
Alers (10-1) is unbeaten in
his five outings under the Cage Warriors banner and is currently on a six-fight
win streak in total following his victory over Salovaara.
The 26-year-old American, who
also holds notable CWFC wins over Marcio Cesar and Matteus Lahdesmaki, has
taken eight of his 10 victories via submission.
“I’m really excited about
this fight as I’m looking forward to showing the world exactly why I’m the Cage
Warriors champion,” said Alers. “I respect all of my opponents but in this fight
I’ll be out to make a statement.”
Svensson (12-3) is a fellow
submission specialist who hails from Malmo in Sweden and has defeated the likes
of Paul Reed, James Saville and John Cullen during his five-year professional
career.
The 28-year-old, who has
dropped just one loss in his last eight bouts, said: “It’s a great honour to be
fighting for the Cage Warriors belt and I’ll be bringing it home to Malmo. This
is going to be a great fight but I’m going to put on a show.”
Elsewhere, Dave Hill fights
for the first time since June of last year when he was submitted by Conor
McGregor in a bout for the CWFC featherweight belt at Cage Warriors 47.
His next opponent, Brian
Moore, is an SBG team-mate of McGregor’s so Hill will be keen to return to
winning ways against the Irishman, particularly given that his previous loss
came at the hands of Artem Lobov, another SBG product.
Hill (10-3), a 27-year-old
Englishman, said: “I’m really looking forward to showcasing my skills on a
stage as big as Cage Warriors again as the professionalism and quality of the
production is second to none that I’ve experienced. Coming off a loss for the
title, I’ve taken some time off to reflect and rebuild so this is a huge fight
for me.”
Moore (7-2) is a highly-rated
Irish prospect who, similar to Hill, recently signed an exclusive CWFC
contract. Both of the 25-year-old’s losses thus far have come via decision, one
of which was at the hands of the UFC’s Mike Wilkinson.
“I’ve wanted to fight on Cage
Warriors for a long time so I’m very excited and motivated for this fight,”
said Moore. “A win here would put me in among the best in the division. My goal
is to be the CWFC champion but I’m taking it one step at a time.”
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