If there’s any truth in the saying ‘like father, like son’, then boxing fans are in for a treat on Saturday night when James Metcalf takes on Dennis Hogan.
As the son of former WBU world light-welterweight champion Shea Neary, Metcalf has big boots to fill, but he is looking forward to shining on the biggest stage when he takes on Hogan for the IBO super-welterweight world title.
In a sport where families form rich legacies, with Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn already established elite pros in their own right, Metcalf is out to write his own name into the boxing history books.
