VIPBoxing.Com News (Season Review pt II & New Show News)

[Stegsie]

CHANEL M – The recent VIP boxing show from St Helens topped by Martin Murray will be shown this Saturday and Sunday at 7pm , with continual repeats. For those not watch previously it is an interesting insight to the boxing world and this show was a cracker - you can catch it on SKY channel 203.

VIP NEW SEASON SHOWS

14TH September at Wigan – This show will be topped by Alex Matvienko who will challenge Lee Edwards for the vacant light-middleweight British Master title, chief support is Martin Murray and under card will include Carl Dilcs , Jack Arnfield , Chris Johnson , Scott Mitchell and Rick Goddins .

28th September at Colne – Local Stuart McFadyen will top the bill in the lovely settings of the municipal theatre which has developed into a very popular boxing venue for VIP , under card includes popular locals Shaun Horsfall , Chris O’Brian , Tyrone Nurse and Alistair Morrison.

22nd November at Blackpool Tower – After packing this venue out with 4 weeks to go last February we are delighted to be back there again . The card has yet to be finalised but will include Blackpools Brian Rose and Jack Arnfield. Tickets available on www.ticketmaster.co.uk

END OF SEASON REPORTS FOR VIP FIGHTERS WITH HOPES FOR THE NEW SEASON (6-10 FROM 25)

MARTIN MURRAY – The former ABA champion ended his first season as a professional with the perfect record of 7 wins from 7 fights and saved his best performance to the last when he moved up to 6 rounds in an International contest in June this year. Martin has shown great dedication and the VIP team see him as a certain future champion at Middleweight and if he continues to improve like he has then it may well be as early as the coming season !!!

ALEX MATVIENKO – Known as the one man riot as he is never in a bad fight. Alex jokes at being the gym punch bag as he trains and spars alongside top quality fighters Jamie Moore , Mark Thompson and Martin Murray. However it can only be doing him good as he won 4 from 4 last year finishing with 2 KO wins and moving to a 13 fight unbeaten record including 2 draws. Alex starts next year with his first title fight and no one will have deserved a belt as much if he goes on to win it and we expect him to do just that.

BRIAN ROSE – Another VIP fighter that managed to keep his unbeaten record winning 4 and drawing 1 against the bigger Manoochi Salari when he topped the bill in Blackpool last year and the occasion got the better of him. Brian has shown his bottle by coming back with 2 wins since the draw and we hope to get him a title shot at Welterweight when he boxes at Blackpool again in November this new season.

MICHAEL GOMEZ - Was it a good year or bad one for Mike ????. He lost 2 out of 3 but both were cracking fights loosing to Carl Johansson for the British S-F Title and then moving up to lightweight to challenge Amir Khan for the Commonwealth title. We like to think Mike came out with credit in both his losses and the year was not wasted , he will bounce back from these fights and come back a winner ar S-F and we hope next year a title will be back on his mantelpiece in what will be his 13 year in Boxing.

STUART McFADYEN - Stuart suffered his first loss to Gavin Reid this year and although he did win another 3 contests we have to consider it a bad year for him. We hoped to move Stuart in title class this year but the loss delayed it and also a chance to fight for the Irish Title was lost – next season will start with a 6 rounder at home in Colne and then we will be looking to test Stuart in championship class and hope his gym form comes with him.

[whicker]

14TH September at Wigan – This show will be topped by Alex Matvienko who will challenge Lee Edwards for the vacant light-middleweight British Master title.

Edwards has a decent record, http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hu ... &cat=boxer so this should be a well matched main event. On paper it looks like Matvienko has the edge.

Good stuff, anyway, these are the most interesting sort of match ups - two young fighters with good records facing off!

[sweetscience]

Mats got this in the bag

Edwards got stopped of Joe Mitchell who in turn got whooped of Mats lodger, so i dont think his pride let alone skill will allow a loss here