Jackson England is ready to push himself to the limit as he targets world title fights with Gervonta Davis and Emanuel Navarrete.
The warrior, who returns to action on Wednesday against Sukpasried Ponphitak, at the Evan Theatre in Penrith, Australia, is entering the bout with a huge surge of momentum.
In 2024, England pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the year, beating boxing legend, Jamel Herring, to prove he’s very much got what it takes to make it to the pinnacle of the sport.
And with fighting blood coursing through his veins, the boxer, who comes from a lineage of tent fighters, is excited to pick up another victory and propel himself into the big time.
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Jackson England calls for showdowns with Gervonta Davis and Emanuel Navarrete
Ranked at #11 in the WBO and #12 in the IBF, super featherweight contender, ‘Action’ Jackson England, is knocking on the door of massive opportunities.
Blessed with a ferocious work rate and an unrelenting will to win, the 27-year-old would jump at the opportunity to face off with Emanuel Navarrete, and also wouldn’t mind taking on one of the toughest tasks in the sport by stepping up a weight class to battle it out with Gervonta Davis in an epic showdown.
In an exclusive interview with Bloody Knockout, England beamed: “I’d love that fight. If they gave me a call tomorrow to fight Navarrete or anybody in the IBF that I’d have an opportunity to fight for the title — I’m putting my hand up for it.
“Even any of the other guys, after Lamont Roach fights ‘Tank’, and however that fight goes, he’s got to defend his WBA title, I’m there for that as well.
“It’s the same with O’Shaquie Foster. I’ve put my hand up for all of these guys. It’s not out of disrespect; it’s out of respect, and the fact that I know they’re great champions.
“I believe I have the ability and the skill set and the drive and the passion to be able to be there as well.”
Jackson England is the grandson of legendary tent fighter Errol McIvor
England’s awe-inspiring powers of determination to scale the combat sports mountain have been inherited from his iconic grandfather, who proved his fighting heart beyond doubt in the tent boxing scene.
The discipline, which sparked into life back in the 19th century, involved boxing troupes of professional fighters, heading to fairs and carnivals, where they’d put up huge top tents, and exchange blows for cash with anybody who wanted it.
And England’s grandfather was one of the very best to ever do it.
The boxer enthused: “My grandfather was a really credible and great tent fighter, and same with the other side of the family with my uncles and my other family with the Thornberrys and the McIvors.
“My grandfather, Errol McIvor, was a great tent fighter, bare-knuckle and boxing. I think he was in the top ten light middleweights in Australia for unsanctioned fights.
“The stories you hear from people in Sydney and all around about not only how tough he was, but how great of a fighter he was. I love hearing those stories. I see all the old black-and-white photos and the things he used to write.
“It makes me very grateful to come from good stock like that and to have that sort of backing.”