ARMY BOXER TURNS PRO AT THE O2 WITH HIS WIFE AS HIS CORNER SECOND

LONDON (11 February 2019) LCpl Chez Nihell, 6-time UK Combined Services Champion and England’s 2018 ABA Elite Super Heavyweight Champion, will make his pro debut at The O2 on Saturday 23rd February, promoted by Poxon Sports for Premier Boxing Champion (PBC).

Chez, a member of The 27 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps, will feature on a massive night of action headlined by the long-awaited clash between bitter rivals James DeGale and Chris Eubank Jr., the fiery head-to-head between Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Joe Joyce and Former World Champion Bermane Stiverne, the return of Former IBF World Featherweight Champion Lee Selby, exclusively LIVE on ITV Box Office.

Chez, who served in Afghanistan with The 1st Battalion Princess of Wales Royal Regiment, has been part of the Army Elite Boxing set-up since 2013. The powerful switch hitting counter-puncher won the England Super Heavyweight Title Series belt in 2016 and defended it three times before being crowned ABA Elite Super Heavyweight Champion 2018 to join an exclusive class of boxers including Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Dereck Chisora and Joe Joyce.

Having capped off his amateur career in style, Chez made the decision to turn pro after being named British Army Sportsman of the year in November 2018. With the backing of the British Army he has received special permission to combine his status as a serving soldier with launching his professional career.

To add an intriguing sub plot to the story, Chez will have his wife LCpl Alanna Nihell in his corner in a unique husband-wife/boxer-corner arrangement.
Alanna, who is a serving soldier herself and was the first female to Captain the Army Elite Boxing Team for two successive years, is an official Second and decorated champion having secured three ABA Lightweight titles and a Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal in 2014.