Boxing Tournament
Oasis Leisure Centre
North Star Avenue
Swindon
Promoter - Keith Mayo
This was my most recent show working as an inspector with the BBBC.
Before I go into the details of the contests, I would like to introduce you to a few people who work behind the scenes at this and other boxing events.
On the left is Steve Bush who is the whip. Centre is Sandra Rowe AKA Midge. On the right ex boxer Claire "Skins" Cooper.
The first bout of the evening was a flyweight contest between Alicja Dabrowska and Juliette Winter, who fought six two minute rounds with Alicja taking a 59 - 57 points win.Next up was a super-featherweight match between Liam Richards and Dan Carr, with Carr making his debut. Richards won a 58-55 point victory.
The evening's third fight was a middleweight contest over four three minute rounds, seeing Nick Blackwell take 40-36 verdict over Lithuanian Tomas Grublys.
The fourth contest of the evening matched light-welterweight boxers Chris Higgs and Mark McCullogh, with Chris keeping his unbeaten record with a 58 - 57 verdict.The fifth match of the evening was between middleweights Kelvin Young and Paul Brown. Brown sent Young crashing to the deck in the first round and Young was unable to make the count.
The final contest of the evening was between super-middleweights Marlon Reid and Steffan Hughes, resulting in Hughes stopping Reid one minute and fifty two seconds into round four.Here are a few behind the scenes insights into the fighters preparing for their contests.
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