JAKE DARNELL agreed to fight Frazer Clare tonight in order to get a ticket for Amir Khan and Kell Brook's grudge match.
Blackpool's banger begged his manager to give him a place for the long-awaited domestic dustup.
Jake Darnell was called in to help Frazer Clarke
Darnell's hardworking manager found the goods but there was an 18-stone catch.
He said to iFL TV, "I was at [Amir Khan vs Kellbrook] public workout on Wednesday. I asked my manager, Can you get a tickets?
"Got a phone call Thursday, I've got your ticket, but you have to fight Frazer'
Many people would have hesitated to face Clarke, the Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist, on such short notice. But Darnell is different.
He said, "I'm like," Let's get it."
Later, he added that he worked with children in care. I took one of them down, he just started boxing.
BETTING SPECIAL - GET KHAN AT HUGE 40/1 OR BROOK AT 30/1 FOR BOXING SHOWDOWN"He wanted to see them all, all the famous boxers.
"I was like, "Yeah, let's go!" I tried to get a ticket but couldn't.
"Phone call 24 hour later, 'You're welcome, but you have to fight'
Darnell was given the task of welcoming Burton's bruiser Clarke into the professional ranks.
He isn't even aware of the enormity of the task at hand.
He stated that it was a large ask. Everyone knows that it is. But why would anyone say no?
It's the chance of a lifetime.
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"Just being around people is a dream for me.
It's amazing to be able to fight on the stage and get into the ring. My mates don't even believe me.
"Nothing to lose. Let's have fun with him, and maybe cause an uproar."
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