Jason Welborn today called out Tommy Langford for a ‘Battle of the Baggies’ with the British middleweight title on the line.<br /><br />Langford’s step up to world level backfired when he was stopped in the fifth round by puncher Avtandil Khurtsidze, for the interim WBO world middleweight crown.<br /><br />The British belt is still in Langford’s possession, though, and the 27-year-old may well choose to rebuild his career at domestic level.<br /><br />That brings Craig Cunningham - his original opponent for a title defence before Khurtsidze came up - and Welborn into the equation.<br /><br />Rowley Regis’ Welborn is getting narked at Langford’s association with West Bromwich Albion, too, having supported the club for all of his life.<br /><br />Langford is known as the ‘Baggies Bomber’ but was was born in Bideford, Devon. He has now settled in Birmingham.<br /><br />The Premier League outfit regularly show their support for him through their media channels and allow him to use their facilities.<br /><br />Welborn shares the same allegiance, but wants to touch gloves under a ‘just business’ scenario and implores that the fight should happen. <br /><br />The 30-year-old, from Rowley Regis, is a wanted man again after becoming WBC International champion up at middleweight, with the scalp of Marcus Morrison.<br /><br />An arguably career-best win from the 11-year pro came live on Sky Sports and supported Anthony Crolla’s world title defeat to Jorge Linares last month.<br /><br />Morrison was the favourite and undefeated ahead of the contest at the Manchester Arena and also had home advantage.<br /><br />All three judges were resoundingly in favour of the victor, with David Sutherland and John Keane scoring the bout 96-93. Alejandro Rochin had it 97-92.<br /><br />It was a night to remember for Welborn, who also has been a two-weight area titlist with a reign at super welter and won a Midlands welter belt outright.<br /><br />He has twice challenged for British honours and a WBC International crown, outpointed for the latter by three-time world title challenger Matthew Macklin.<br /><br />They have now joined forces, with Welborn signing up to Macklin’s MTK Birmingham stable and the two are now focussed on more glory.<br /><br />He’s back with his old coach Shaun Cooper at the gym in Brierley Hill, too, with Lindon Scarlett and Ray ‘Raza’ Campbell also training him.<br /><br />Langford and a years-long pursuit of the Lonsdale belt is now well and truly in his thinking, as he spelled out to Seconds out reporter Craig Birch.
