Bobby Vanzie has cut his losses with boxing guru Frank Warren.

Bradford's former British lightweight champion is ready to link up with BBC-based promoter Dennis Hobson after Warren agreed to terminate his contract two years early.

Vanzie linked up with Warren 17 months ago but his spell with the giant Sports Network organisation has not been a happy one. He lost a WBO eliminator to Yuri Romanov in January and then was controversially out-pointed by Graham Earl to lose his Lonsdale Belt in July.

He said: "It's a great weight off my mind getting the release form from Frank. He could have played hard ball and dug his heels in but now I can make a fresh start.

"Nothing has been confirmed as yet but I've spoken to Dennis Hobson and was happy with what he had to say.

"I think a change of scene and a change of channel will do me good. Frank has a massive presence with Sky but the BBC name speaks for itself."

Meanwhile, Junior Witter should find out tomorrow who he will face in Manchester on September 27.

Witter will be making a Commonwealth light-welter defence as he bides time ahead of a crack at the WBO world title. But he will not be fighting Eamonn Magee.

Manager John Ingle said: "We spoke to Frank and he hopes to have an opponent sorted by the end of the week.

"Junior's under orders by the Commonwealth Council to defend by September 30 so that had to be the priority over the British which is not due until the end of November."