The European light-heavyweight champion Bradley Rea has signed promotional terms with Queensberry Promotions.
Rea, 27, won the EBU title when defeating Shakan Pitters at the end of June, and in committing to Frank Warren’s Queensberry joins his fellow British light heavyweight Anthony Yarde, and potentially Joshua Buatsi, with whom Queensberry are in talks.
“I am excited because I feel like I am finally at the stage I belong at,” Rea said. “I’ve been wanting to be on these big shows, big platforms and in fights against big names.
“I feel like Frank and Queensberry can deliver that for me. So, I am excited about the future, definitely. This is the place to be, especially for the light heavyweights. I want to be in the big fights against the best names, and this is part of the reason why I was so eager to sign with Frank.
“He can deliver the big fights, and he can deliver the big names.”
“Brad is fully deserving of this opportunity to shine on a major platform in [broadcaster] DAZN,” Warren said. “I greatly admire the way he stuck at it and kept himself ready when nothing really was happening for him, through no fault of his own.
“Sometimes it takes a little while for fighters to find their optimum weight and Brad is clearly now a force at light heavyweight, emphasised by his recent European title success.
“The light-heavyweight division is booming with so much talent and great matches to be made. Brad will now be part of this, and I am looking forward to getting him going.”
