CAGE WARRIORS 70: DUFFY vs. LAPILUS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 11, 2014 Rising French star Damien Lapilus to take on former CWFC lightweight world title challenger Joseph Duffy in August 16's main event in Dublin. Bostwick vs. Mulpeter also set, plus Doyle vs. Redmond, Fisher vs. Lobov and more. Tickets now on sale via TheHelix.ie.   (London, United Kingdom | Friday, July 11, 2014) - Rising French star Damien Lapilus (9-3-1-1nc) will take on former CWFC lightweight world title challenger Joseph Duffy (10-1) in the main event at Cage Warriors 70. The pair will meet in the headline bout when Cage Warriors Fighting Championship returns to The Helix in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, August 16, 2014. CWFC 70 will be the promotion’s ninth event of the year and tickets - priced from just €35 - are now on sale HERE from The Helix’s online box office, or by phoning (+353) 01 700 7000. Duffy returns to mixed martial arts in his native Ireland for the first time since October 2011, having had a successful stint as a professional boxer in the meantime, during which he accumulated a 7-0 record. The 26-year-old, who was a contestant on the twelfth season of The Ultimate Fighter, holds submission wins over current UFC stars Norman Parke and Conor McGregor. “I can’t wait to put some new skills on show for one of the best promotions in the world, especially in front of a home crowd,” said Duffy. “It’s going to be a cracker.” Lapilus will provide an extremely difficult challenge for Duffy, as the 25-year-old Frenchman aims to stretch his unbeaten run to six bouts. With just one loss in his last ten outings - which came at the hands of unbeaten Finnish star Teemu Packalen - Lapilus has carved out a reputation as one of Europe’s top prospects, having competed on highly-regarded events in France, Belgium, Finland and Sweden. The clash with Duffy will be the fourth fight of 2014 for Lapilus, who has already picked up wins over Zyad Abada and Jean Francois Darmazil, as well as a draw with Daguir Imavov, so far this year. Lapilus said: “This will be a big challenge for me but I’m excited for it. Fighting on this event for Cage Warriors is a great opportunity which I’m really looking forward to.” Elsewhere, after aborting a planned move to the lightweight division, Irish favourite Philip Mulpeter (7-4) returns to welterweight for what’s set to be an explosive clash with heavy-hitting Englishman Jake Bostwick (15-8-0-1nc), who’ll be searching for his ninth consecutive victory. An all-Irish lightweight tussle will see Paul Redmond (9-4) lock horns with Micky Doyle (8-3) and - following his two-fight stint with Bellator - Andrew Fisher (12-6-1) will make his CWFC debut against Artem Lobov (9-10-0-1nc).   Cage Warriors 70 (more fights still to be announced): Joseph DUFFY vs. Damien LAPILUS Jake BOSTWICK vs. Philip MULPETER Micky DOYLE vs. Paul REDMOND Andrew FISHER vs. Artem LOBOV Lloyd CLARKSON vs. Karl MOORE Paul MARIN vs. Andy YOUNG Tommy McCAFFERTY vs. Dean REILLY Konrad IWANOWSKI vs. Peter QUEALLY Dez PARKER vs. John REDMOND Carl BOOTH vs. Kieran DAVERN - ENDS - For the latest Cage Warriors Fighting Championship news and updates, keep track of us on Facebook,Twitter and Instagram. View past CWFC action, free and on-demand, online via Cage Warriors TV.

www.CageWarriors.com CAGE WARRIORS FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP is Europe's leading and longest-running mixed martial arts promotion. An Irish-owned brand with offices in the UK, Ireland and Jordan, CWFC is the sport's fastest-growing organisation, having staged 80 events in 12 countries across three different continents since its establishment in 2002. Home to some of biggest stars of MMA's past, present and future, Cage Warriors' broadcast footprint spans 140 million homes worldwide via a network of partners that includes Channel 4, FOX Sports, ESPN, Viasat and Setanta Sports.