Tulani Mbenge

Michael McKinson and the long journey to spar a newly crowned champ

Before he flew off across the Atlantic to train with Jaron "Boots" Ennis, BoxingScene caught up with the 30-year-old welterweight in an industrial estate car park in Manchester.

Michael McKinson gets the test he wanted in the shape of Tulani Mbenge

Michael McKinson will be aiming to remind his welterweight rivals exactly what he is capable of when he fights South Africa’s Tulani Mbenge on October 19th for the vacant IBO strap.