Booth aims to avenge brother

Jason Booth reckons he knows what it is like to be whacked by Steve Molitor even though he has never faced him. Booth (35-5) faces the toughest test of his career when he challenges for Molitor’s (32-1) IBF world super-bantamweight title at Houghton-le-Spring’s Rainton Meadows Arena on Saturday September 11. The Nottingham boxer got a close up of the slick Canadian, when Molitor outpointed his younger brother, Nicky in a Commonwealth bantamweight title fight almost eight years go.

Jason, 32, said: “It was tough to see my brother lose to Molitor. I used to get so wrapped up in Nicky’s fights it was like I was in there taking punches.

“Back then Molitor was unbeaten, but unknown despite his amateur pedigree and most people reckoned Nicky would win.

“Although Nicky did well, Molitor’s qualities were obvious and it is no shock to me what he has achieved since then. He is a credit to boxing.

“I have done some daft things in life, but I am no fool when it comes to spotting top boxers and Molitor is better than anybody I have faced.”

In the chief supporting bout to, British featherweight champion Martin Lindsay (16-0) boxes a non-title eight rounder Kenyan southpaw David Kiilu (33-10-2)

September 1st, 2010

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