Panel: What is your favourite fight venue and why?

York Hall

Karriss Artingstall (Featherweight contender)

Iโ€™ve boxed all around the world, but I suppose itโ€™s where I can get the most of my supporters in. Iโ€™d probably say the Manchester Arena when I boxed there. That was probably the best atmosphere Iโ€™ve had so far. But I also enjoyed boxing at the O2 Arena when I was on the Claressa Shields-Savannah Marshall undercard. That was packed out, that was class.

Harry Scarff (British welterweight champion)

York Hall because the crowd is on top of you. During lockdown I boxed there against Troy Williamson. I wished a crowd had been there. Last year I boxed there again against Jordan Dujon. That was good because his fans were on one side of the balcony and ours on the other. Iโ€™d say the O2 Arena in London as well. I went to see Froch-Kessler 2 and that was a really good atmosphere.

Jack Massey (Cruiserweight contender)

Manchester Arena in my home city. I fought there on numerous occasions. Iโ€™ve watched gigs there and watched ice hockey when I was a kid. It makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when youโ€™re fighting in front of thousands of people. Also, the Devonshire Dome in Buxton which is my hometown. Putting on professional boxing there which had never happened was a massive achievement for myself.

Shabaz Masoud (Super-bantamweight contender)

The MGM Grand in Las Vegas. I want to fight there. Growing up I watched all the big fights happen there like Mayweather vs. Hatton and Mayweather vs. De La Hoya. Iโ€™d love to go to Las Vegas one day and fight there. In my own career Iโ€™d say when I boxed in Dubai. I really liked boxing there. It was tennis courts but when you got inside it looked like a coliseum.

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