Former WBO Euro lightweight beltholder Stephen “The Rock” Ormond (25-5, 13 KOs) is facing a must-win situation in Friday’s clash with WBO #14-ranked George Ashie (28-4-1, 20 KOs) at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena. After dropping consecutive decisions to Craig Evans and Paul Hyland in 2017, Ormond outpointed journeyman Nelson Altamirano in June. World-rated Ashie is a step up.

Stephen Ormond: “I’ve seen Ashie’s fights. He’s got a great record and he’s obviously very tough. He’s highly ranked for a reason but I’m going to take that ranking off him when I face him. It’s clear that Ashie is very durable – he took Kevin Mitchell the full distance when they fought for the Commonwealth title. This will be a fantastic win for me because Ashie is a really high-class opponent.”