Olympiad Leisure Centre, Chippenham

Saturday 16th October 2010

Promoter: Keith Mayo

First of all, I'd like to introduce you to somebody who works behind the scenes. This is Timekeeper, Jon Lee.

The first bout of the evening was a four threes between Jamie Speight and Ibrar Riyaz with Speight taking a 39 - 38 points victory.

The second contest was between Melksham's Liam Richards, and Syd Razak of Birmingham over six twos, with Richards taking the victory 59 -56.

Next up was a match between Kelvin Young and Plymouth's Jon Harrison over six twos, with Young taking a 59 - 57 points win.

The fourth bout of the night was a six threes between Nick Blackwell and Luke Osman, with Blackwell winning a 59 - 55 points victory.

The final fight of the night was a six twos bout between Andrew McCaffrey and Lee Nicholson which saw McCaffrey take a 59 - 56 points victory.

As ever, I've included a selection of behind the scenes photos that I hope you will enjoy.

Flemming Park Leisure Centre, Eastleigh, Southampton

25th September 2010

Promoter: Simon Williamson

The first bout of the evening was between Jon Fernandes and Plamen Kostadinov with Fernandes taking a 40-35 victory.

Next up was Portsmouth's Mark Combes stopping Scunthorpe's Davey Jones at 1 minute 18 seconds of round three in a scheduled six twos.

The third contest of the evening was a four threes between Darryl Still and Bheke Moyo with Still taking a 40-36 virdict.

The fourth fight featured Floyd Moore and Johnny Greaves over four threes with  a 39-38 point victory giving Greaves only his third win out of fifty seven fights.

Next up were Kid Lewis and Iain Eldrige over four threes with Lewis taking a 40-36 verdict.

The evening's sixth contest was between Mark Atkins and Sabie Montieth. Atkins took the win with a 40-36 verdict from referee Mark Green.

Next up was four threes between Jonathan Fry and Ryan McNichol which saw referee Jeff Hinds score a 38-38 draw.

The final fight of the evening was four threes between Matty Tew from Southampton, and Pvel Senkovs with Tew winning in the second round as the result of a cut above Senkovs' eye.

As always, I hope you enjoy a few of my behind the scenes snaps.

Championship Boxing in Torquay

Boxing Tournament
Riviera International Conference Centre
Torquay


19th June 2010

As always, I'd like to start by introducing one of the behind-the-scenes team that helped to make this event happen. David Walter is a timekeeper for the British Boxing Board of Control.



The first bout of the evening in Torquay was a six, twos between Kristine Shergold and Galina Gumliiska which saw Shergold winning in round four as Gumliiska was unable to continue

The second match of the night saw Ben Wakeman agains Wolverhampton's Carl Allen making his 116th professional appearance. Wakeman was declared the victor with a 40-35 points advantage.

Next up was a contest between Kelvin Young and Tommy Marshal, fought over six two minute rounds, with Young taking a 59-56 points victory.

Contest number four saw Liam Power vs. Gavin Brook over six two minute rounds, with Power loosing in the fourth thanks to a technical count out.

Next up was a match between Jamie Speight and Sheffield's Daniel Thorpe making his 129th professional appearance. Speight won a 60-54 point victory.

The sixth contest was between Sam Smart and Danny Goode. The outcome was a win for Smart in the fifth round.

The headline fight of the evening saw Bridgewater's Dean Mills andMark McCullough from High Wicombe contesting for the British Masters Lightweight title over ten three minute rounds with McCullough taking a narrow 95-94 points victory.

Here are a few more behind-the-scenes snaps that I hope you'll enjoy...

Famous fights

This is my original copy of boxing newspaper Famous Fights: Past and Present. The paper ran from 1901 to 1904 and is eagerly sought by collectors and historians alike.

On the front cover of this copy is a fight between Frank Slavin and Jem Smith. Although the condition of this copy isn't perfect, it is complete. like much of my collection, I am unsure of its value so would be interested in any comments you might have about this.