New date for Gavin Rees-Derry Matthews fight
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European lightweight champion Gavin Rees will face Derry Mathews in a rearranged title fight at the Newport Centre on 1 October.
The Welshman had been scheduled to face Liverpool's Matthews at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff last month.
But the 31-year-old was forced to pull-out of his title defence after damaging a tendon in his left hand whilst sparring.
Rees won the European lightweight title in June with a points win over Andrew Murray.
Matthews stopped Stephen Jennings in the sixth round in a British Masters lightweight title meeting in Liverpool last Saturday.
"Gavin is on the hunt for a World title shot and Derry will be a real test after coming off a series of impressive wins," said fight promoter Eddie Hearn.
