\n Casey is preparing to be on the undercard of Bakhram Murtazaliev\u2019s defence of the junior middleweight title against Josh Kelly at Newcastle\u2019s Utilita Arena on Saturday, January 31.\n<\/p>\n
\n He will be battling to take his professional record to 4-0 alongside fellow York fighter Leo Atang, with both being trained by coach Ash Martin at local gym Legion\u2019s Boxing Club.\n<\/p>\n
\n It\u2019s \u2018all systems go\u2019 in camp for Casey right now, who is keen to keep active and winning in 2026, after a sensational 2025 that included the step up to professional boxing.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cTraining is going good, very good, and I\u2019m looking forward to it,\u201d Casey told the Press.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI want to move to 4-0 and we\u2019ve been very busy, very active to get very good shows so I couldn\u2019t be happier with it.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt\u2019s all systems go really. It\u2019s just about what comes next, so when I finish a camp, we start a new one.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt\u2019s the way I want it to be in these first two years, I want to be as active as I can.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cAny fight, any opportunity that comes, I\u2019ll take it regardless.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Preparation has been consistent for Casey, alongside Atang, who both had their last fights as recently as December 20.\n<\/p>\n
\n They were both allowed time to rest across Christmas, with Casey even overcoming illness, before setting their sights on being ready for their Newcastle battle.\n<\/p>\n
\n Legion\u2019s Boxing Club Head Coach Martin commented: \u201cThey both joined each other in camp, had a few days off for Christmas and then they were straight back in.\n<\/p>\n
\n Brad Casey currently boasts an unbeaten 3-0 record after dispatching of Dylan Courtney. Picture: Supplied\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cHe\u2019s [Casey] come back into it, had a little illness that we had to get out of the way over Christmas, but he\u2019s firing on all cylinders now.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The chance to be on the same undercard is not something new to both Casey or Atang, with the pair previously doing so in shows.\n<\/p>\n
\n Casey hopes it will also give supporters from York the chance to see the growing boxing talent from the city in action later this month, and he will be giving his support to Atang from the front row.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt\u2019s class, not only for us both, but it\u2019s class for the York people and the York fans,\u201d Casey raved.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThey all show their support, so to get us on the same show and on the same night, it\u2019s perfect from a fan perspective as well.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe way it worked last time round I was sat front row for Leo\u2019s fight, straight after I boxed.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI\u2019ll come see him after my fight in the changing room, but I\u2019ll leave it to him really and then see him later on in the night.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Martin added: \u201cI can only credit the managers for the opportunities that they keep getting the lads.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWhen they turned professional, we made sure that we went with the best in the business to make sure that they did get these opportunities.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe pair of them are really being looked after in the pro game, and the shows that they are getting put on are the types of things they could only dream about a couple of years ago.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt\u2019s all a reality now.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Neither Casey or Atang know their opponents yet for Newcastle, with an announcement to be made in due course.\n<\/p>\n
\n Casey believes it could be \u2018a good thing in hindsight\u2019, as he looks to perfect his game no matter who he faces in the ring on January 31.\n<\/p>\n
\n Brad Casey poses with his team after his most recent fight. Picture: Supplied\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: \u201cIt\u2019s a good thing in hindsight, because we know the opponent isn\u2019t going to change now so whoever we do get, we\u2019ll be fixated on it.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe prepare for everything really in the gym with Ash, so whatever is to come, we are ready for it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n It\u2019s nothing new for both Casey or Atang either, having faced similar challenges during their amateur career and their rise to the professional scene.\n<\/p>\n
\n Martin stated: \u201cWhen you\u2019ve got such established amateur careers like these two, sometimes they\u2019ve boxed before not knowing what an opponent looks like before they get into the ring with them.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt\u2019s nothing that we\u2019re not prepared for, it\u2019s nothing that\u2019s unexpected really, whatever we get, we\u2019ll know at least a week in advance.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThen we go out there and do the job that the boys do best.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n To reach a 3-0 record, Casey has so far defeated Goran Kozul, Antonio Borovina and most recently Dylan Courtney, last month at Leeds\u2019 First Direct Arena.\n<\/p>\n
\n Casey was victorious following a decision ending in the show, with the 21-year-old pleased by his performance.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was good, a very good performance I thought against a very tough journeyman.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cHe was very good at surviving, and I watch it back, in the moment I was very frustrated.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was a good performance, I was happy with it.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI\u2019m buzzing, but there\u2019s still a long way to come.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n It was a welcome experience for Casey who fought for the first time with Martin not in his corner, with his coach travelling to Ghana for Atang\u2019s fight with Baba Yusuf on the same night.\n<\/p>\n
\n Instead, Casey had the expertise of Dave Allen, Sunny Edwards and Billy Wilson, who have all played their part in his development into professional boxing.\n<\/p>\n
\n It has brought challenges not having Martin at the First Direct Arena, with his coach having to resort to a FaceTime call to provide advice to Casey moving forward.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWhen he boxed it was before the televised show started on the BBC unfortunately, so we ended up getting a Facetime from someone who was there and watched it on that!\u201d Martin revealed.\n<\/p>\n
\n Brad Casey continues his journey at Newcastle at the end of January.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was actually a really good quality video that we got to watch it on, but we\u2019ve got no recordings of it yet.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe\u2019re hoping to get those soon so that we can actually look back on it and reflect on it properly, but Brad knows himself.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cHe\u2019s a very intelligent boxer and he knows himself what he did right, what he did wrong, where he can improve.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe\u2019ve kind of just gone from there to take that into the next fight.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe had Sunny Edwards, Dave Allen in his corner, Billy Wilson as well, they\u2019ve all been able to tell us what was going on as well.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe can just take everyone\u2019s input and build on that.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Casey continued: \u201cIt\u2019s never been like that since I\u2019ve been an amateur, he\u2019s been to every fight and I don\u2019t even think he\u2019s missed a spar since I was an amateur.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was a very different setting, something I had to kind of get used to on the night.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was unbelievable atmosphere, one of the best venues I\u2019ve boxed at.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was a class venue and when the main event was on, it was lit up.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n A successful 2025 included a professional debut for Casey, and an unbeaten record with three wins from three for the young York boxer.\n<\/p>\n
\n It was a busy year for the 21-year-old, who is sticking to the same goal of staying active heading into the New Year: \u201cBusy, very busy! It was a class year looking back, I would have never thought at the start of the year that I would have had three or four fights in three months.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI can\u2019t thank the manager\u2019s enough.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI have the same goal, to just be as active as I can and take any fight which comes my way.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI\u2019ll keep working hard and keep grinding.\u201d\n<\/p>\n