Things you didn't know about Michael Pirotton

Who is Johnny Fisher's next opponent, Michael Pirotton?

Romford's Johnny Fisher (14-1, 12 KOs) will face Belgian Michael Piritton (12-2, 6 KOs) on Saturday, September 26 at the Copper Box Arena in London, live on Sky Sports.

The 10-round heavyweight contest serves as 'The Romford Bull's' first fight under the Zuffa Boxing banner, after his contract with Matchroom Boxing expired recently.

For his Zuffa debut, he is fighting a relatively obscure opponent, who may not be well known to most boxing fans.

So, GBN discovered a whole host of interesting facts about the Belgian boxer right here.

Michael Pirotton facts

Michael Wennemete Pirotton was born on June 22, 1996 in Liege, Belgium.

His boxing alias is "Bomaye".

He only first started boxing at the age of 18, when he accepted a challenge from a friend to join him in the local boxing gym.

His pro debut was in January 2019 in his home town against Aleksander Lepsveridze, winning 40-36 on points.

The 30-year-old he participated in the inaugural WBC Grand Prix tournament, but was beaten on points in the Round of 32 by Piotr Lacz, who went on to reach the quarter-finals.

He has fought in Belgium, America, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Mauritius. England will be the sixth country he has competed in professionally.

Michael is the third-ranked heavyweight in Belgium, behind #2 "Big" Jack Mulowayi and #1 Ryad Merhy.

Six KOs from 12 wins makes his KO ratio a respectable 50%.

He is managed by Antoine Leon of High Performance Management, based in Paris.

Height: 6'5" (196cm) 

Reach: 81.9" (208cm)

What have they said?

Pirotton: “I have been working towards an opportunity like this my entire career, and the time has come," Pirotton, 30 and a professional since 2019, stated via the media release. "I know it’s going to be a massive crowd of Johnny Fisher fans, but I’ll be ready. Respect to Johnny and the Romford Bull Army, but he’s in for a tough night.”

Fisher: “The next fight is always the hardest fight and everyone I fight is a dangerous opponent... It's a golden ticket for Michael Pirotton but it's also my golden ticket because if I win, I get to go on to bigger and better things. I've got ambitions in this game.

“With my power, my strength, my explosivity, of course I can draw a knockout or draw a stoppage. Once I get someone hurt, I know I can finish them. I can smell when someone's feeling it or in trouble.”