Jazza Dickens says even Frank Warren has dropped the ball with the Ryan Garner fight

Dickens challenges Garner for his WBC interim super-featherweight title at the Bournemouth International Centre on 9 January, live on DAZN.

Jazza Dickens says Frank Warren has "dropped the ball" by making his fight with Ryan Garner, and that he is coming to "rip up the script".

"I'm here to rip up the script," Dickens said at the launch press conference at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton on Friday. "Frank Warren is the best in the business at getting fighters at the right time, but even Frank, as good as he is, he's f***ed up here. He's dropped the ball."

Dickens said he understood the plan was for him to build Garner's name, but that the pressure was all on the unbeaten champion, who is defending an interim world title. He said he would spend Christmas away from his family, training in Dubai.

Garner replied: "Jazza's always dangerous." He said he respected Dickens and that it was his job not to let him rip up the script.

Garner, from Southampton, is unbeaten in 20 professional fights with 10 knockouts, and won the interim belt by beating Michael Magnesi at St Mary's Stadium. Dickens, from Liverpool, is a former WBA world champion.

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