One man who knows exactly how transformative the Olympics can be is the boxer Amir Khan.
Cook's clash with Arthur is on the same bill as Amir Khan's match with Colombian Breidis Prescott.
Amir Khan will defend his Commonwealth lightweight title as he joint headlines the event at Manchester's MEN Arena.
With the victory, Alexander put himself in position for a potential fight against another English boxer, former junior-welterweight champion Amir Khan.
The card also features Amir Khan v Willie Limond for the Commonwealth lightweight crown and Matt Skelton v Michael Sprott for the Commonwealth heavyweight title.
Gavin, 24, will be part of the undercard when Amir Khan fights in Newcastle in December, then he plans to return home to Birmingham for another contest in February.
After the show, which both School Reporters enjoyed, it was back into reporting mode as they tracked down world light-welterweight champion Amir Khan and world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis for further interviews.
Earlier this year the police shot dead a number of men said to be plotting the murder of film star Amir Khan and director Ashutosh Gowarikar, the team behind the Oscar-nominated "Lagaan".
And Maccarinelli is ready to take up the challenge and step out of Calzaghe's ominous shadow when he fights Afolabi on the undercard of Amir Khan's clash with Marco Antonio Barrera in Manchester.
But he is keen to continue his American adventure after turning up on the doorstep of legendary Los Angeles trainer Freddie Roach, who also looks after Amir Khan and Manny Pacquiao, in 2005.
ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) -- British teenager Amir Khan became the youngest Olympic boxing medalist in over 50 years when he demolished South Korea's Baik Jong-sub in the first round on Tuesday to storm through to the semifinals.
Whether the veteran coach, who came to prominence when he helped a 17-year-old Amir Khan win a silver medal at the Athens Olympics, will continue remains unclear, although Mapp and UK Sport are keen for him to do so.
Since then, Haye's personal manager Adam Booth has met with Haye's American promoters Golden Boy - who put on Amir Khan's WBA light-welterweight defence over Marcos Maidana on Saturday - to discover what terms they are prepared to accept, and offer.
To give some indication of where men's boxing is at, on the same night Britain's Amir Khan will be fighting Danny Garcia in Las Vegas, having been reinstated as WBA welterweight champion after American Lamont Peterson was found guilty of doping following his controversial win when they met in December.
"After a sound and fair analysis of the facts contained in the appeal filed by Golden Boy Promotions on behalf of Amir Khan with respect to the outcome of the WBA and IBF world title fight between Khan and Lamont Peterson, the WBA has ordered that an immediate rematch take place within 180 days, " read the statement.
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