Official: Josh Padley Returns to the Ring on April 19

Matchroom Boxing has officially announced that British lightweight Josh Padley (15-1, 4 KOs) will return to the ring on April 19 to face Marko Cvetanovic (13-0, 6 KOs) of Serbia.

The 10-round bout will take place at Park Community Arena in Sheffield, UK, as part of the undercard for the fight between Dalton Smith and Mathieu Germain.

The event will be broadcast live on DAZN.

Padley last fought on February 22, stepping in on just three days' notice to face Shakur Stevenson, ultimately losing by ninth-round TKO. Following that performance, Padley signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing.

Cvetanovic last fought in June, scoring a third-round RTD win over Viorel Simion. The bout against Padley will mark Cvetanovic’s first fight outside of Serbia.