Both boxers will be going into the show on the back of championship defeats. Cope Jnr lost his Northern Area lightweight crown in a shock points loss to Middlesbrough's John Green at the Summer Rumble in July. Hardy, meanwhile, emerged with great…
"He'll do 12 minutes of shadow boxing to warm the body up" explains Burns trainer Billy Nelson, "then 10 rounds of punching be it sparring, bag or pad work…