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McGivern Secures Light Heavy Title the Hard Way at Historic Clacton-on-Sea Event.

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Ringside Report: Gianluca Di Caro

 

On Saturday night at the Princess Theatre in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, Professional Boxing made a most welcome return to the seaside town after almost 80 år, when Colchester’s Tommy Jacobs presented his latest boxing promotion, aptly titled ‘History’.

 

The previous pro boxing in the town, back in February 1939, see Ireland’s Mike Kavan beat London’s Charlie Mack at the then recently opened Butlin’s holiday camp.

 

Clacton is a town that’s steeped in boxing history, although since the second world war mainly of the Amateur variety, in fact Tommy Jacobs himself fought in the town on numerous occasions during his Amateur career and one of the greats of the sport is immortalized by the restaurant at the bowling alley on Clacton Pier, Armstrong’s, which is named after the American boxer John Henry Armstrong who beat British champion Ernie Roderick also in 1939.

 

It seemed rather appropriate that the very first of the pro boxing contests of this new era should feature the current World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International and European Champion, as well as promoter of the event, Tommy Jacobs, in a non-Championship six round contest against Dundalk, Ireland’s Michael Kelly.

 

Right from the opening bell Jacobs took to the fight to his highly experienced opponent, albeit with just tentative testing jabs, but as the round progressed the action became more full on, with Jacobs backing up Kelly on to the ropes before letting rip with slick combinations to body and head.

 

Kelly, a previous multi-title challenger in his own right, initially covered up and absorbed the shots but soon began to counter effectively.

 

More of the same early in the second, although must credit Kelly for his slick responses that prevented Jacobs from having quite the same level of success in the first stanza, however as the clock entered the final 20 seconds or so of the round Jacobs started letting rip with big shots to the body with increasing success, so much so that literally in the final seconds Kelly was forced to take a knee after a particularly vicious left.

 

Unfortunately Kelly struggled to catch his breath and rise to his feet in time to beat Referee Lee Murtagh’s count, official time of the stoppage being 2 Minutes and 56 Seconds of the second round.

 

Following the fight Tommy Jacobs announced that the reason he undertook a non-championship six rounder and not the originally planned WBF Intercontinental title fight against Albanian Xhuljo Vrenozi, was that he has been proposed to potentially challenge Australia’s two time World Champion Sam Soliman for the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) World title in December.

 

The second bout of the night see Dean Porter making his professional debut against Liverpool’s Steven Sunners (2-0-0).

What a cracking all action affair, from start to finish both lads really went for it hammer and tongs.

 

After four scintillating closely fought rounds it came as no surprise that the result was going to be close, and close it was, Referee Lee Murtagh’s scorecard reading 39-38 in favour of Liverpool’s Steven Sunners.

 

Next up was a four round Featherweight contest between Clacton’s very own Ben ‘The Claxican’ Cook and Belfast’s Chris Wong, both of whom were making their pro debuts.

 

The first couple of rounds, as with Porter-Sunners, were so closely fought that it wasn’t easy to call the winner of each round, however in the 3rd the decision was made a little easier after Cook landed a cracking body-shot late in the round to send the Irishman to his knees.

 

After four highly entertaining all action rounds Referee Lee Murtagh’s scorecard read 40-37 in favour of local hero Ben Cook.

 

As with the previous contest this was an all action thriller of epic proportions, so much so that it was without doubt it was the Fight of the Night.

 

Have to say really enjoyed this fight and hopefully after this pair get a few fights under their belts there’ll be a rematch as I would love to see these two in action against each other again, det var der god.

 

The fourth fight of the night see Ipswich Super Middleweight Rob Elden making his pro debut against Liverpool’s Lee Cooper.

 

Elden started hard and fast, taking the fight to his more experienced foe and letting rip with big shots to body and head. Initially Cooper covered up but soon started countering with some big shots of his own, however in doing so left an opening in his defence that the Ipswich man was quick to capitalise on with a big right to the head to send Copper to the canvas.

 

Copper made it to his feet and action resumed in very much the same vein, with Elden backing Copper up before letting rip with big shots, Cooper once again responded with big shots of his own. As the round approached the second minute, once again Elden found a chink in Cooper’s armour and this time landed a big right to the body to send the Liverpudlian to the canvas for a second and final time. Official time of the stoppage was one minute and fifty-nine seconds of the first round.

 

The headline fight of the night see Hove’s Navid Iran and Scotland’s Ben McGivern battling it out for the vacant Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Silver International Light Heavyweight title.

 

Battling it out is the correct term; this was a Battle Royale of epic proportions.

 

Right from the off Iran took the fight to McGivern, backing the Scot onto the ropes and letting rip with a flurry of big left and rights. McGivern sensibly covered up and waited an opportunity to counter, which he did with good effect once the opportunity arose.

 

However it wasn’t enough to prevent Iran coming back with a similar forceful attack almost immediately. McGivern once again managed to counter and initially take control.

 

As the round progressed Iran landed a couple of cracking shots that again forced McGivern to cover up. Irann kept up the pressure with big shots, whilst McGivern caught most with his gloves a big right got through the Scots guard, shaking him to the core.

 

How McGivern made it to the end of the round, I just don’t know, his legs were well and truly gone, but somehow he did.

 

Round two see Iran come out hard and fast, however McGivern was ready for the assault, again initially covering up but this time instead of just countering and covering, he spun his opponent and went hard on the attack himself.

 

Round three see McGivern taking the fight to Iran, which led to some great technical boxing ensuing from both protagonists.

 

The next few rounds were fought in similar vein. The final round though was an out and out war; both boxers throwing caution to the wind and an all out slugfest ensued for the entire final three minutes – what an exhilarating round.

 

After eight fantastic rounds of boxing it was Ben McGivern declared victor by scoring referee Lee Murtagh, by a 79-74 points margin.

 

Have to say whilst definitely the right result, the result just doesn’t convey just how close each and every round, but the first, var. These two really put on a magnificent show and was a serious contender for the Fight of the Night award.

 

What a great event to welcome pro boxing back to Clacton-on-Sea after a close to eighty-year hiatus, a return clearly appreciated by fans of the pugilistic arts who had packed the historic venue to the hilt almost an hour before the event was scheduled to begin.

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Fight rapport: Thomas and Dudzinski Impress on Debuts as Preece, McIntyre and McGivern Score Big Wins In Cardiff

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Rapport fra Gianluca Di Caro

 

Ben McGivern vs. Ben Hough
Carl Thomas vs. Kyle McNicholas
Kacper Dudzinski vs. Michael Kelly
Levi Griffiths vs. Scott McIntyre
Liam Preece vs. Steffan Hughes

Photographs courtesy of Thomas Jones

 

 

Lørdag I made the trip west from my London home to the beautiful city of Cardiff for the Owen Watkins promoted event at the Ice Arena Wales.

The event was due to be headlined by the much anticipated all Welsh Heavyweight title clash between Hari Miles and Dorian Darch, for the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) European Heavyweight Championship. However the fight had to be postponed as Darch was unable to take part due to a suspension he received following a fight on a different event a few weeks prior.

Despite this setback Owen Watkins had decided that the show must go on and I for one am pleased he made that choice, as the planned undercard featured a number of top class amateurs I have been looking forward to watching making their professional debuts.

First up was debuting Carl Thomas versus Kyle McNicholas in a four round Light Heavyweight Contest.

Both lads started really well exhibiting their respective boxing skills.

As the round progressed Thomas stepped up the pressure, backing McNicholas onto the ropes and began letting rip with shots to the body and head of the Liverpudlian.

As the round progressed into the final minute Thomas landed a cracking right to the head that shook McNicholas to the core, Thomas followed up with a left to the body followed almost immediately with a big left to the body that sent McNicholas to the canvas.

Surprisingly McNicholas made the count, they sure breed them tough on Merseyside, as that was a vicious body shot just below the lower rib, you just don’t see people get up after those that often.

On the restart Thomas went straight back on the attack, firstly firing off a stiff jab followed by another stinging left to the body and a double right to the head.

Thomas kept up the pressure, peppering McNicholas with a wicked body-head combination followed by another good stiff jab to back McNicholas into a neutral corner before letting rip with a sensational left hook to the body, that sent McNicholas down for a second time.

Referee Roger Riley began the count and as it just reached the eight count point McNicholas began to try and rise without success, leaving the referee no option but to wave the fight off just as the bell tolled to signal the end of the first round.

I’m pleased to say that McNicholas was perfectly OK and did get to his feet shortly after.

My final thoughts on this particular fight are; it may have only lasted one round but what a cracking round it was.

Next up see Kacper Dudzinski making his pro debut against Belfast’s Michael Kelly in a four round Super Welterweight contest.

Right from the off Dudzinski got behind his seriously strong jab and began controlling the proceedings with fast hands and stiff double jabs.

Kelly is no mug, ikke af en lang skudt, he’s as savvy as they come, but even he had to concede to taking a defensive stance and patiently wait for any opportunity, no matter how slender, to counter, which to be honest were few and far between.

Dudzinski seriously impressed against Kelly and has a fantastic future in the sport.

It may have been his debut, but based on his performance på lørdag nat, against a former genuine title challenger, I reckon he’ll go all the way to the top and deserves it too, anyone who can keep Kelly on the back foot the way Dudzinski did for virtually the full four rounds is without doubt something special.

Don’t get me wrong Kelly landed some cracking shots but Dudzinski’s sensationally fast hand speed and superb defence kept those opportunities to the bare minimum.

Nice little touch from Kelly late in the final round, following a ‘matrix style’ reaction move, that almost prevented him touching a glove down, dog, much to his annoyance he received a count from referee Chris Kelly, although Kelly was convinced he’d actually had avoided his glove touching the canvas, but instead of standing there and protesting he dropped down and proceeded to do push ups throughout the count to show his disapproval, til stor glæde for publikum.

After four brilliant rounds it came as no surprise that it was Dudzinski whose hand was held aloft – the official result showed Dudzinski scoring his maiden pro victory by a 40-35 points margin.

Next up was Ben McGivern versus Ben Hough in a four round Cruiserweight contest.

Hvad en kamp, McGivern mainly bossing the proceedings, forcing Hough on to the back foot as well as the ropes for a good chunk of the first stanza. Hough may have been on the defensive for a good part of the first but when the opportunities arose he took them in style.

It was virtually a complete turnaround in Round Two, with Hough wrestling control and putting McGivern on the back foot, and ropes, similar to the way the Scot had bossed the first round.

The third stanza was a much closer fought affair, so much so I found it hard to split them, points wise.

The fourth started out more or less as the third ended, with both protagonists going for it hammer and tongs, but as the Round progressed McGivern stepped up the pace enough to not only secure the round, but also the victory.

After four sensational all action rounds, as I gave away above, it was McGivern that came away victorious, referee Roger Riley scoring the excellent contest 39-37 in favour of the Scotsman.

Following the fight both boxers agreed to a rematch, which I have been reliably informed is likely to take place in Liverpool on September 8 – put the date in your diary this is a fight no one should miss!

The penultimate fight of the night see Blackwood, South Wales’ Liam Preece versus very, very late replacement Pentrefoelas, North Wales’ Steffan Hughes in an all Welsh contest.

What a corker this fight was, it was an all action thriller from start right through to the final bell.

Considering Preece had a considerable weight disadvantage to deal with, he really went for it, taking the fight to his more experienced, and heavier, modstander.

Preece boxed confidently not only when on the attack but also when defending against the pinpoint accurate exocets launched by Hughes.

Preece was impressive throughout, and I’m sure it didn’t surprise anyone in the Ice Arena Wales when referee Chris Kelly’s scorecard was read out as a 40-36 points victory for the South Wales Lad.

The final pro fight of the night pitted highly rated former amateur star Port Talbot’s Levi Griffiths versus Liverpool’s Scott McIntyre.

Griffiths is so slick, the classy youngster began well and landed some stinging shots, which forced McIntyre to switch to ‘plan B’ early on in an attempt to keep on the inside to prevent the Welshman from getting his big shots off.

McIntyre’s plan B may not have been pretty, but boy oh boy it was highly effective.

After the initial ‘open’ periode, which allowed the slick Welshman to achieve a good level of success, the majority of the fight could have taken place in a phone box.

McIntyre clearly had no intention of giving Griffiths any opportunity to let rip with any big shots, he just kept him tied up throughout, sometimes by foul means, so much so that after numerous warnings for holding or not breaking when told, referee Roger Riley deducted a point, however even that point deduction wasn’t going to prevent the Liverpool man from securing the victory, the official score being 39-36.

Nødt til at sige, whilst personally disappointed that the Miles-Darch WBF European title fight didn’t take place, promoter Owen Watkins had put together such a top class support card that I, as well as am sure everyone else in attendance had their Pugilistic Appetite well and truly sated by the fare on offer and look forward to his next promotion, which will take place at the Cwrt Herbert Leisure Centre in Neath on the 22nd September.

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Fight rapport: Fireworks In Liverpool – Turner & McConville In KO Form, Gallagher & Kennerdale Score Impressive Victories.

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Ringside Report by Gianluca Di Caro

 

 

På fredag aften, bare 24 hours before local hero Tony Bellew’s showdown with David Haye, Merseyside fight fans turned out in force for a little pugilistic aperitif at Hanger 34 in Liverpool for an event hosted by local promoter Kyle Gallagher.

 

Boy oh boy were they in for a cracking night of boxing to whet the appetite for the big fight, as in terms of action and drama the fights themselves were quite possibly not that far off being on par with those from the 02 in London the following night.

 

Heading up the event was local unbeaten prospect Dayle Gallagher, in action against Northern Ireland’s Michael Kelly, however as the Liverpool lad had elected to open up the professional element of the show, for a change I’m starting the report from the first fight rather than last.

 

Right from the off Gallagher took centre ring and began to pressure his more experienced opponent. Kelly though used his vast experience to good effect to contain the fast starting scouser.

 

As the round progressed opportunities arose for Gallagher to let rip with some cracking body-shots, Kelly though is well schooled defensively wise, which prevented the young prospect getting too many opportunities before the end of the round.

 

Round two was a much more open affair, so much so that there was some great toe-to-toe action, much to the delight of the assembled crowd.

 

Gallagher started to get into a good flow in the third, often backing Kelly up before letting rip with short sharp flurries to body and head. The Irishman held his ground and comfortably boxed his way out of trouble on numerous occasions.

 

More of the same in the fourth, albeit being fought at higher pace compared to the earlier rounds, Gallagher backing Kelly up before letting rip with combinations to body and head, as before Kelly countered with good effect.

 

With the fans egging their man on, the pace in the final minute or so was nothing short of frenetic, with both men landing some seriously heavy shots as they slugged it out.

 

After four highly entertaining rounds, it was Dayle Gallagher’s hand held aloft by Referee Matt Scriven, who scored the bout 40-37.

 

Following Gallagher-Kelly see local lad Jonny McConville making his professional debut against Northern Ireland’s Phil Townley.

 

Hvad en kamp, McConville really was impressive in his controlled approach, taking the fight to the Irishman and dictating the proceedings for much of the time.

 

Considering it was his debut pro contest, the youngster had the confidence to showcase his skills to great effect, throughout the fight McConville was able to cut off the ring in style before landing some classy combinations as well as some seriously big shots.

 

Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t all one way traffic, Townley is always game for a good scrap and was more than happy to trade shots, landing some crackers of his own, but it was the young Liverpool lad that was definitely in control.

 

Townley got cut from a big punch late in the third, which seemed to ignite the blue touch paper for the young Merseysider, who noticeably stepped up the pace.

 

In the final round McConville kept up the pressure, backing his opponent up on numerous occasions before letting rip with big shots, followed by some classy combinations.

 

In the final thirty seconds of so of the round McConville stepped up the pace once more and backed the Irishman onto the ropes before letting rip with a torrent of power shots, Townley struggled to counter so opted to cover up, with no counter punches in sight from the Irishman, referee Matt Scriven had no option but to step in and stop the fight on the two minute and forty five second mark.

 

Next up was the highly anticipated Heavyweight bout between Sean Turner (1-0-0) and Belfast’s debuting Ryan Kilpatrick.

 

What a cracking contest, for as long as it lasted that is, both lads went to war right from the opening bell. The crowd were on their feet as the big men went toe-to-toe, each letting rip with a salvo of powerful exocets.

 

As the clock edged towards the second minute, Turner found the slightest of openings, stepped back a touch and let rip with a massive shot to the body to send the big Irishman to the deck. Amazingly Kilpatrick managed to get back to his feet before the count concluded.

 

Right from the restart Turner went on the attack, letting rip with further big shots, the final salvo producing a pin point accurate massive shot to the oblique that sent Kilpatrick to the canvas for a second time.

 

Unfortunately no matter how hard the Irishman tried to get up in time to beat the count again, he just couldn’t do it, leaving referee Matt Scriven no option but to wave off the contest on the one minute and twenty six second mark of the first round.

 

Side note on this bout, both men really did excel, the quality of the shortened fight was nothing short of sensational. I for one can’t wait to see both fighters in action again and hopefully in the future against each other once more.

 

The final fight of the night see unbeaten Craig Kennerdale in action against the highly entertaining and experienced Irishman Marty Kayes.

 

Right from the off Kayes went on the front foot, taking the fight to his younger opponent. The savvy Irishman then proceeded to make life as difficult as possible for Kennerdale.

 

Kennerdale responded well and as the round unfolded managed to get himself on equal ground, which wasn’t easy as Kayes kept digging into his well stocked locker for shots, and let’s say entertaining ‘professional’ moves, to throw a spanner in the works and disrupt the Merseysider’s game plan.

 

As the second round progressed Kennerdale began to turn the tables on the Irishman, showing Kayes that he too has a well stocked bag of tricks and clever moves, so much so that for long periods of time he was able to keep the wily Irishman on the back foot.

 

Mere af det samme i den tredje, however the forth was a much closer fought affair, with the upper hand being equally shared between the two protagonists throughout the round.

 

After four highly entertaining, action packed rounds Referee Matt Scriven scored the contest 40-38 in favour of Craig Kennerdale.

 

Top class event featuring closely matched all action fights, what more could anyone ask for, as such plaudits to promoter Kyle Gallagher for hosting what can only be described as the perfect prelude, for the Merseyside fans that is, ahead of the impending big London fight night.

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Up Close and Personal With Liverpool’s Rising Prospect Dayle Gallagher

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Interview by Gianluca Di Caro.

Foto: Team Gallagher

 

 

The subject of this interview is Dayle Gallagher, who is proving to be one of the most exciting young prospects to emerge on the Merseyside boxing scene over the past few years.

 

On Friday March 3rd Dayle is set to compete in his toughest fight to date, a six rounder at the Hanger 34 Club in Liverpool, against Belfast’s Michael Kelly, a proven Championship campaigner, who in the past year or so has fought France’s Mohamed Larabi for the WBF International title and more recently Scotland’s Lee McAllister for the WBF Inter-Continental belt, as well as competed on huge televised events in Russia and Sweden.

 

Unbeaten in four outings to date, two by early stoppages, against Alekseis Nikitenko, i maj 2015 and Jak Johnson in December 2016, and two by solid points decision, Marty Kayes in April 2016 and Phil Townley in June the same year, Dayle has already caught the eye of some of the biggest names in the sport, including two time World Champion Amir Khan.

 

In fact courtesy of Mr Khan and his team, Dayle firmly earned his place in the History books of the sport, as the very first winner of a Professional Boxing contest in Pakistan, following his excellent win over Belfast’s Phil Townley back in June last year.

 

More on that later, as right now I think its time to get on with the interview.

 

Gianluca

Thank you for talking with me today Dayle, whilst obviously this interview is regarding your professional career, especially the upcoming fight against Michael Kelly on March 3rd, I would like to start the interview off with you telling the readers a little about your non-professional boxing, especially your amateur career, which I have understand started out with a victory over one of the top guys in the division at that time.

 

Dayle

I started boxing at the age of 14, after training for over a year I had a few inter-club events before having my first amateur bout which was on short notice to represent Liverpool my home city, which was against the Welsh number one at the time in his home city Wrexham.

 

I always remember my coach saying no one wants to fight this lad so go knock him out, and in the second round after putting him down twice already the referee had no choice to stop it.

 

I was told by numerous of people I had a bright future in the sport but my focus at the time was to become a professional football player which ended in a real bad injury and after 18 months of physio and rehabilitation on my injury.

 

I finally got back into boxing for fitness and immediately fell back in love with the sport, after just a few months of training I took a white-collar fight in Newcastle.

 

After winning that I got loads of good feedback and realised I need to start taking this serious and see how far I can go in the sport, I won Northern area, British and European titles on the unlicensed scene then realised I need to turn to the professional side of the game.

 

 

Gianluca

Your pro career got off to a flying start, with a stoppage victory over Latvian Aleksejs Nikitenko, firstly how did it feel boxing in the professional ranks for the first time and secondly can you give your view of the fight please?

 

Dayle

Even though I had been in the ring plenty of times before, my professional debut had me more nervous then any other fight, but the feeling couldn’t of been better.

 

The fight didn’t last long about 1 minute I think before the referee had to interfere and call a halt to the fight which led to my first win in the professional ranks and is a day I will never forget.

 

 

Gianluca

It was almost a year before you were back in the ring, against Marty Kayes back in April last year, but even with such a long time between fights you were in top form, beating Marty on points. How did you manage to keep motivated during this time and again please give the readers your view of the fight?

 

Dayle

It was very hard because I was going through a lot of complications with my promoter at the time and couldn’t fight and I thought I might never fight again, but after a long period out, my brother helped me and got me a fight.

 

I knew a lot about Marty and knew it wouldn’t be easy knowing how experienced he was, but I wanted to show everyone that even with all this time out how good I can be and got the win and felt like I’d never had time out of the ring.

 

 

Gianluca

Your next fight, against Phil Townley, came just a few months later and what’s more was overseas on an historic event, the first Pro Boxing event ever to take place in Pakistan. Can you please tell the readers firstly how this came about and also tell the readers not just about the fight but also the whole experience?

 

Dayle

I didn’t really believe it was true when I first found out about Pakistan. I had just come back from my holiday and next minute am on the phone to Amir Khan’s uncle about a possible fight in Pakistan.

 

Even though I knew I wasn’t at my fittest or at my preferred weight I couldn’t miss out on the opportunity so I stepped up two weight classes just for the opportunity.

 

Within a couple of hours of the fight getting offered to me I was in Bolton at the Amir Khan Academy filling out all my paper work and my visa and literally three days later was on a plane going to fight in Pakistan.

 

On arriving in Pakistan I was treated like royalty, my bags where collected and carried for me. I was greeted by the Pakistan Army and Police and escorted to my hotel.

 

I could never thank the people enough from Pakistan on how they made my time there so welcome, it’s a great country with great people even when I fought they where screaming my name, so much so that I thought I was back in Liverpool with a home crowd.

 

It was one of my most amazing experiences of my life and one that I will have for the rest of my life as I made history as the very first professional boxer to fight and win on Pakistan soil.

 

 

Gianluca

Your fourth fight, against Jak Johnson back in December and on home turf once more, was both dramatic and I would expect anti-climatic for you. I was there so know all that occurred but could you enlighten the readers about the dramas that unfolded that night from your view please?

 

Dayle

If you’ve seen the whole fight it looks like I wasn’t too happy at the end but that’s because am a fighter and all I want to do is fight.

 

I trained so hard and felt in the best shape of my life so when the fight was over In 30 seconds it annoyed me but that’s just something I have to deal with its boxing and fights can be over with one shot.

 

After watching it back I was happy with my performance and I’m blessed with punching power that can pop someone’s shoulder out of its socket with one shot.

 

 

Gianluca

På 3rd March you’ll be in action once more at the Hanger 34 i Liverpool, where you are due to face Ireland’s Michael Kelly. Do you know much about Michael and his fighting style and also how do you see this fight panning out?

 

Dayle

I know about the people he’s fought and what he’s achieved I know it will be a tough fight but that’s why my team and me asked for the fight.

 

I don’t watch my opponents on old fights because they could turn up an box a completely different fight so I like to figure them out when am in there.

 

I think it will be an entertaining fight for people to watch, but I see it ending with a knockout, if I hit anybody at welterweight with one of my power shots in eight-ounce gloves I will be shocked to see anybody still standing there in front of me.

 

 

Gianluca

So out of the fights you’ve had to date, whether pro or not, which has been your favourite and why?

 

Dayle

My favourite has to be Pakistan making history and challenging myself, it was a big risk stepping up two weight divisions but I like a challenge and this is why I’m in this fight game, and also boxing in front of two time World Champion Amir Khan and getting great feedback from him, you can’t ask for anything better than that.

 

 

Gianluca

How would you describe your fighting style?

 

Dayle

My fighting style I believe is different to the average British style boxer which I think makes me stand out more, I’m a counter fighter with power, I’m a southpaw and I know I can be a nightmare for any boxer out there on the boxing circuit.

 

 

Gianluca

Should you be successful on the 3rd March, you will be unbeaten in five, whilst perhaps it’s still a bit early to be thinking of Championship accolades, I’m sure that you must have been thinking about opportunities like that already, as such could you please outline your future plans for the readers.

 

Dayle

I’m in the sport to win titles, it’s a dream of mine that I know I can achieve and when the opportunity comes I will take it.

 

I will keep climbing the ladder winning fights and when my team think the time is right, I will get my title shot and I will become Champion.

 

 

 

Gianluca

I’m sure you must have been an avid watcher of pro boxing even as a youngster, as such my next question is which fighters, past or present, have had the most influence on you and your career?

 

Dayle

Growing up from a young age I used to watch videos of Roy Jones Jr, I love his cockiness and confidence.

 

I always wanted to be an entertainer and give people the feeling I had when watching him.

 

My favourite fighters that I like to watch a lot of now is Floyd Mayweather, Adrian Broner, Chris Eubank Jr and Errol Spence Jr, these are the type of fighters I like to take a lot from and try to make into my own style.

 

 

Gianluca

Moving away from the fights etc., who are the main people that make up Team Gallagher?

 

Dayle

Even though I’m the one who gets in there to fight I couldn’t do it without my team, from my brother Kyle who prepares me for every fight, to all my teammates at engine room.

 

It’s not just my team though; my sponsors also help me to get ready for fight night, Goodness Grill, who prepares my food, which help me with my diets. Spartan Dynamic who train me for my strength and conditioning and get me in great shape and make me feel stronger than ever.

 

James Harris who helps me with everything behind the scenes like interviews.

 

My friends my family and my girlfriend these all help me behind the scenes when I’m moody from weight cutting and preparing for fight night.

But the most important people on my team are the people who believe in my dream and buy tickets off me for my fights, because what a lot of people don’t realise without ticket sales fights can’t happen and I will always be thankful to every last person who buys a ticket from me!

 

 

Gianluca

Where do you train and what is your training schedule?

 

Dayle

I train in Engine Room Boxing Club, Sports Direct Fitness and Spartan Dynamic, my normal routine for fight night is 6er I wake up have a banana then straight to Sports Direct Fitness for my running.

 

I like to get between 4-6 miles in every morning then I will do a bit of bag work and get a sauna, then I will go home and rest then at 10:30er depending on which day Mandag, Onsdag, Fredag I will be at Engine Room until at least Midday working on my boxing.

 

Tirsdag og Torsdag I will be at Spartan Dynamic until Midday working on my strength and conditioning, then I will go and pick up freshly prepared meals from Goodness Grill and then have work from 2:30pm until 9:30pm.

 

It’s a hard routine to maintain but for my dream it’s all worth it.

 

 

Gianluca

What would you say your favourite part of training is?

 

Dayle

I don’t really have a favourite part of training; my favourite part is probably getting told I’m finished because it’s really hard work.

 

It’s an addiction training that I couldn’t go without, but if I had to choose one thing it would probably be sparring. It’s the closest thing to fighting and there’s nothing better than landing devastating punches on opponents.

 

 

Gianluca

Outside boxing, what is your favourite sport?

 

Dayle

Outside of boxing my favourite sport is football, I love to watch my team Everton but any game in general I will just watch for entertainment

 

 

Gianluca

Besides sport how else do you relax outside boxing?

 

Dayle

Boxing is constantly on my brain when I have spare time I watch boxing videos or talk about it to people who don’t really care but it’s in my blood and I just can’t help it

 

 

Gianluca

These days Social Media is very much an important tool for professional sports people; do you utilize Social Media to engage with your fans?

 

Dayle

I find social media is very important these days for professional athletes and I always interact with fans, because anybody who takes time to ask me anything about my career deserves a reply, I’m not a big name in the sport yet so to have people asking me questions about my boxing really means a lot to me.

 

 

Gianluca

Finally is there anything you want to say to your fans?

 

Dayle

Thank you to everyone who follows my career and believes in me it won’t be long until I’m at the top, tak.

 

Dayle Gallagher versus Michael Kelly headlines the Kyle Gallagher Fight Club Promotions event at Hanger 34 in Liverpool on Friday 3rdMarts 2017, which will be broadcast on BOOM TV. Tickets are available from boxers competing or call Fight Club Ticket Line 07711 098025.

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Fight rapport: Docherty Stopper Kelly til Secure WBU Crown som McEwan, Allan og Robb tage Victory Laurels

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Rapport fra Gianluca Di Caro

Billeder venligst udlånt af Armando Ferrari

 

Scottish Promotor Thomas Melville gjorde hans intentioner klare for alle at se med sin debut begivenhed på lørdag nat, selv med alvorligt store dramaer fører op til begivenheden, herunder at miste en af ​​hans store trækker, tidligere WBO Fjervægt konge Scott Harrison, fra kortet blot et par uger før, og yderligere to match-ups slippe ud i dagene op til showet, men den snu skotte stadig formået at producere en fremragende, omend det mindre, begivenhed.

Overskrift op showet var Glasgow tidligere Commonwealth mester Craig Docherty mod Dundalk, Irlands Michael Kelly om den ledige World Boxing Union (WBU) Verden Super Welterweight titel.

Atmosfæren var elektriske, da de to hovedpersoner gjort deres entré ind i arenaen, de skotske fans sikker ved, hvordan man laver en lejlighed som denne virkelig speciel.

Lige fra åbningen klokken begge boksere gjorde deres hensigt krystalklart og inden for sekunder tå til tå kamp for centret ring begyndte for alvor.

Når jeg siger tå til tå jeg mener tå til tå, mens meget af handlingen var på nært hold, til tider var de så tæt på hinanden, at man ikke kunne have kilet et cigaretpapir mellem dem, så meget, at dommeren Lee Murtagh havde ingen anden mulighed end at advare dem om hoved sammenstød ved talrige lejligheder.

Nu selv om de var så tæt hverken mand gik defensiv, både fremvisning af deres ekstraordinære værktøjer af handelen med stor effekt, med smarte kroge og øvre nedskæringer, der kommer fra alle vinkler.

Docherty formået at bare om at sikre de første par runder, kun lige som de så jævnt blev matchet, men i det tredje Kelly optrappet det, gøre sig lidt plads han virkelig kom ind i en flow og lade rip med funklende skud fra hver eneste tænkelige vinkler.

Docherty svarede i samme retning, men slickness af Kellys arbejde gjort det en opadgående kamp for Glaswegian.

Runde fire se Docherty ændre taktik, ved hjælp af hans jab med stor effekt til at oprette åbningerne for at lade rippe med nogle ondskabsfulde krop skud, men ireren syntes ganske glad for at suge dem op, før imødegå med stærke rettigheder og lejlighedsvis dobbelt handed byge.

Runde fem var en spektakulær runde, begge hovedpersoner rejst tempoet endnu mere, som i sidste ende førte til nogle frygtindgydende udvekslinger. Det var virkelig svært at afgøre, hvem der klarede sig bedst, eller hvis enten outfought eller outworked den anden, ja, det var så tæt på.

 

Mere af det samme i den sjette, boy oh boy gjorde de går på det hammer og tang for de første par minutter eller deromkring af runden.

Da uret flyttede ind i sidste minut af den runde Docherty begyndte at bakke Kelly op, før udlejning rip med en lyn hurtig ret, der faldt Kelly som en sæk kartofler.

På et øjeblik Dommer Lee Murtagh gik til irer bistand og viftede kampen off, som sendte Docherty, hans team og fans til en festlig vanvid.

Nødt til at sige, hvad en anerkendende publikum i fremmøde, som jubel af glæde for Docherty blev opvejet af den storslåede modtagelse, de gav Michael Kelly, da han satte sine fødder, disse var ægte fans, deres mand vandt, men de var lige så taknemmelige for den storslåede præstationer af irer.

Lige før Docherty blev kronet den nye WBU Super Welterweight Champion den officielle tid for standsningen blev annonceret, som to minutter og ni sekunder af den sjette.

Vigtigste støtte til Docherty-Kelly title kampen blev sat til at være Edinburghs Craig McEwan mod Newport Lee Churcher, men dette var ikke at skyldes en vægt uoverensstemmelse, der ikke var i stand til at blive løst i tid, så nogle hurtige forhandlinger førte til Nottingham baseret tjekkisk fighter Vaclav SKROMACH under udarbejdelse i en meget sen udskiftning.

McEwan startede stærkt, tage kampen til den tjekkiske dreng, SKROMACH dog ingen krus og et godt ryddeligt fighter selv og snart begyndte at lade rip med skud af hans egen.

McEwan begyndte at målrette kroppen, kommer ind fra nogle utrolige vinkler til at lande nogle frygtindgydende exocets, SKROMACH justeret hans forsvar men klart nogle blev har den ønskede effekt.

SKROMACH holdt sin egen godt for de første par minutter, men da runden indgik det sidste minut McEwan optrappet straffen til kroppen, kulminerede med en awesome krog, der landede lige på knappen for at sende SKROMACH at tage til det ene knæ.

Det var en alvorlig ond skud, så ingen var overrasket over, at SKROMACH kunne ikke fortsætte, igen som med den vigtigste begivenhed de skotske fans fejrede deres mands sejr samt klappede SKROMACH som han satte sine fødder.

Den officielle tid for standsningen blev annonceret som to minutter og 29 sekunder i første runde.

Forud for McEwan-SKROMACH var en anden seks rounder, mellem Nairn s Sandy Robb og Scunthorpe er Jody Meikle.

Robb startede hurtigt, udnytte en god stiv jab og store rettigheder, der holdt den meget underholdende Meikle i skak og på den forkerte ben for det første minut eller deromkring, men så Scunthorpe lad begyndte at komme frem mere, plukke off Robb med nogle krakning rigtige hænder.

Da runden gik Robb begyndte at blive endnu mere insisterende, forlader Meikle ingen anden mulighed end at udnytte ramt og flytte taktik, meste af den tid, han fik disse spot på, men lejlighedsvis Scotsman miste forrang disse og var i stand til at lande en stor ret som Meikle forsøgte at glide ud af rækkevidde.

Mere af det samme i den anden, men i det tredje Meikle begyndte at spille til tilskuerne, især når støttet på til tove, frækt blinkede på ring card piger samtidig undgå skud.

Normal drift genoptages i fjerde, Robb begyndte afskære ringen for at forhindre Meikle udnytte hans hit og køre taktik, dette var særdeles effektiv til Scotsman som med ingen steder at flytte til englænderen havde ingen anden mulighed end at bokse sig ud fra tove, hvilket han gjorde i stil.

Da kampen afgjort i den sidste tredjedel, Meikle igen begyndte at spille til tilskuerne, men i dong så sikret, at denne gang havde han dømt afstanden tilstrækkeligt til at forhindre de store looping rettigheder fra Scotsman landing.

Den sidste runde var en krakker, mens stadig i samme retning som den forrige runde, med Robb sikkerhedskopiering englænderen på tovene som Meikle spillede til tilskuerne, der var nogle fremragende og meget underholdende boksning fra begge parter.

Efter seks interessante, underholdende runder Dommer Lee Murtagh scorede kampen 60-54 til fordel for Robb.

Åbningen anfald af natten se Rivals Gym tidligere forenet verden Kickboxing Champion Sam Allan i aktion mod Downpatrick, Irlands tilbage Marty Kayes.

Nødt til at sige, det var virkelig en krakning kamp, begge hovedpersoner give deres alle for hvert eneste sekund af hver runde, Det var en sand non-stop kamp royale.

Efter fire gode runder af boksning Dommer Lee Murtagh scorede kampen 40-37 til fordel for Allan, meget til de lokale fans glæde.

Tillykke til Thomas Melville og hans team, ikke kun de overvinde modgang for at miste deres co-overskrift Bout samt et par af de planlagte anfald, men stadig formået at sætte på en fremragende begivenhed.

Tillykke er i orden for Craig Docherty, der slutter folk som Ricky Hatton, Graham Earl, Kevin Lear, Shea Neary, Tony Oakey, Wayne Elcock, Wayne Alexander og andre britiske legender fra fortiden i at blive kronet den WBU verdensmester.

 

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Churcher Udarbejdet For War Against McEwan den 15. august

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En superlækker indenlandsk sammenstød, mellem Newport Lee Churcher og Edinburghs Craig McEwan, er indstillet til funktionen på undercard af de kommende Thomas Melvilles Colloseum Kampagner comeback arrangement på lagunen Leisure Centre i Paisley, Skotland lørdag 15th August 2015, som hovednavn ved den Craig Docherty-Michael Kelly WBU verden Super Welterweight Championship opgør.

 

Churcher (12-3-1), der sikrede området titlen BBBofC Welsh med et niende runde arbejdsnedlæggelse sejr over Barrie Jones i 2012, men aldrig fik til at forsvare det før du skifter troskab til MBC, kommer ind i kampen off en seks win streak.

 

Hans modstander, McEwan (22-4-1) vil være at gøre hans første hjem optræden siden vender tilbage fra Amerika, hvor han kæmpede bl.a. verden Champions Andy Lee og Peter Quillin.

 

På papiret kampen ser ud til at være en Stormer da begge hovedpersoner er meget meget "angreb er den bedste form for forsvar 'minded, så meget, at en række online-kloge hoveder har bragt på bane, at det sandsynligvis vil være en ud og ud tå-til-tå krig, meget i en lignende forgæves til de klassiske kampe mellem Arturo Gatti og Mickey Ward tilbage i 2002/3.

 

En tankegang, at stort set afspejler Churcher egen, som blev gjort klart, da han talte tidligere.

 

"Dette er en massiv kamp for mig, Jeg ser virkelig frem til at bekæmpe ham, han er sej og en stor puncher, meget som mig virkelig.

 

Det er den type af slagsmål virkelige krigere ønsker, udfordrende at sige det mildt, kampe som denne er lavet til den store lejlighed, og de får ikke meget større end dette, godt i Skotland, der er sikker, der er den Craig Docherty-Michael Kelly titel kamp hovednavn og Scott Harrison vil gøre hans tilbagevenden på showet også.

 

Sagt, Jeg tror, ​​det vil være vores kamp fans vil tale om de fleste, især bagefter, Det kommer til at være en krig derinde.

 

Ja han har været i med nogle gode navne, men det betyder ikke bekymrer mig, det er ikke en mulighed for mig, Jeg kan ikke tabe, det er så simpelt er det.

 

Jeg har tænkt mig at tage kampen til ham, nødt til virkelig, hans højre hånd leverer et ødelæggende slag, så må ikke give ham plads til at bruge det, Jeg har fået til at komme derind og give det til ham først.

 

Jeg er ikke bekymret for lejlighed eller at det er på sin hjemmebane, OK, så jeg er tilbøjelige til at modtage en fjendtlig modtagelse, men det er fint med mig.

 

At sige, at der er nogle fans kommer op for at støtte mig, naturligvis det er en lang tur for mine fans, Det er en massiv rejse for dem, Jeg sætter pris på det, og kan ikke takke dem nok for at rejse alle måde til Skotland for at se mig kæmpe. "

 

Lee Churcher vs Craig McEwan funktioner på undercard af Craig Docherty-Michael Kelly World Boxing Union (WBU) Super Welterweight VM kamp, ​​der overskrifter Thomas Melvilles Colloseum Kampagner comeback begivenhed på Lagoon Leisure Centre i Paisley, Skotland lørdag 15th August 2015.

 

Sanktionere til dette arrangement er høflighed af Malta Boxing Kommissionen (MBC) www.maltaboxingcommission.com

 

Billetter, prissat £ 40, £ 50 og £ 75 (VIP) fra nogen af ​​de boksere deltager eller ring 07932 069376 og findes også on-line på www.tkoboxoffice.com

 

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Docherty-Kelly Titel Showdown Set For 15 August

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Glasgow tidligere Commonwealth mester Craig Docherty er indstillet til at udfordre Dundalk, Irlands Michael Kelly for World Boxing Union (WBU) Super Welterweight verden titel, på Thomas Melville er Colloseum Kampagner comeback begivenhed i lagunen Leisure Centre i Paisley på lørdag 15th August.

 

For Docherty det kunne anses et tilfælde af tilbage til fremtiden, som igen 2007 han uden held udfordret Lee McAllister for Lightweight version af WBU titel.

 

Nu otte år senere Docherty vil håbe, at det er en vending i formuer og på den 15th August vil det være ham, ikke hans modstander, der kommer sejrende og kronet WBU Super Welterweight Champion.

 

Mens hovedfokus er retmæssigt på Docherty-Kelly verden titel Bout, det er ikke den eneste kamp på showet, der har fanget både offentlighedens medierne og boksning opmærksomhed, ikke af en lang skudt.

 

Vigtigste støtte ser tilbagevenden af ​​en af ​​Skotlands største boksere nogensinde, så mangeårige britiske, Commonwealth, IBO Intercontinental og WBO verden Fjervægt Champion Scott Harrison gør hans længe ventede tilbagevenden til ringen, i en ti runde kamp mod en endnu ikke navngivet modstander.

 

Modtagelse lige niveauer af opmærksomhed, til både overskrift og vigtigste støtte anfald, er den sensationelle Skotland vs Wales kamp royale, mellem Edinburghs Craig McEwan (22-4-1) og Newport Lee 'Lights Out' Churcher (12-3-1).

 

Overraskende denne lækre kamp, mellem McEwan, der har kæmpet folk som Andy Lee og Peter Quillin, og Churcher, den walisiske Area og British Masters Champion, er ikke for nogen form for Championship hyldest.

 

Anden fantastisk indenlandske match up, mellem Bellshill s Ronnie Nailen (3-1) og Bardney, Lincolnshire ubesejrede Nathan DeCastro (4-0), er en anden kamp, ​​der er sikker at fængsle folkemængderne, som begge er store læreboremaskiner, der ikke er bange for at blande det op og gå tå til tå, når behov være.

 

Det er ikke alle, ikke af en lang skudt, som Nairn s Sandy Robb tager på Scunthorpe yderst underholdende Jody Meikle i en seks runde Light Heavyweight contest, mens Glasgows ubesejrede Darren McAdam tager på Nottinghams Matt Scriven.

 

Også på kort er en cruiservægt contest mellem Askham-in-Furness, Cumbria Lee Kellett og Nottinghams debuterede Kevin Barker i en fire rundere og sidst men ikke mindst Dunfermline s Alistair Gonsales tager på debuterede Ryan Lyall i en fire runde Super Welterweight contest.

 

Craig Docherty vs Michael Kelly for World Boxing Union (WBU) Super Welterweight verden titel, overskrifter Thomas Melvilles Colloseum Kampagner comeback begivenhed på Lagoon Leisure Centre i paisley, Skotland lørdag 15th August 2015.

 

Sanktionere til dette arrangement er høflighed af Malta Boxing Kommissionen (MBC) www.maltaboxingcommission.com

 

Billetter, prissat £ 40, £ 50 og £ 75 (VIP) fra nogen af ​​de boksere deltager eller ring 07932 069376 og findes også on-line på www.tkoboxoffice.com