Walsall Town Hall show stabbings

[ste1983]

Today's show (the Super featherweight tournament) is off after stabbings at last night's show.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/cri ... ing-event/

Gutted as I was going and really looking forward to today's show.

Rumours locally its a lot worse than report suggests and possibly fatalities so in that respect today's cancellation doesn't really matter. Thoughts with victims and hoping rumours untrue and all pull through.

[jonp]

theres two dead one in a bad way

[ste1983]

theres two dead one in a bad way

Awful news fornicating scumbags with knives

[maley1984]

Saw a video of the trouble inside shocking seens. I was actually asked if I fancied going last night after the wolves match with a local reporter I know. Glad i didn't.

[REEVE]

I was on the show last night boxed 5th and there hasn't been any trouble up to then


.....wankas carrying knives man fuckin ridiculous

[maley1984]

I was on the show last night boxed 5th and there hasn't been any trouble up to then


.....wankas carrying knives man fuckin ridiculous

Think it was toward the end of paddock mills. Heard round 9 and then while they were waiting for the decision.

[freddydoesdallas]

What a fucked up situation. Who brings knives to a boxing event?

Hope te perpetrators are caught

[SAPFO]

Wolves vs Villa was on at 5:30pm. Any connection?

I can see alcohol being banned at boxing soon.

[tigermoth87]

Why can't the British people behave themselves?

It's like they can't go to a sporting event without getting pissed up and fighting.

I think they should bring a law in that the fat, tattooed, scrounging man-children can only attend with parental supervision to keep them in check.

Typical of Britain. Have a few shandies, watch the boxing and start thinking they're Ali.

[maley1984]

Wolves vs Villa was on at 5:30pm. Any connection?

I can see alcohol being banned at boxing soon.

No connection imo to the football. Paddock is a Walsall lad and I think the other kid was from derby

[REEVE]

What kind of arsehole takes a knife to a boxing show absolute clowns!

The problem is this will affect the image of the sport and I bet these aren't even boxing ppl, no decent boxing fan would ever take a knife to a show crazy.

[ste1983]

Wolves vs Villa was on at 5:30pm. Any connection?

I can see alcohol being banned at boxing soon.

Definitely no connection, video I've seen of trouble inside looks to be started by a group of man bag/plastic yardie types against Paddocks crowd. I'm guessing they were from Derby supporting Mills.

Not sure how much alcohol played a part either if people are taking blades in the first place I'm sure having a beer or two can't be to blame.

[mickey1975]

That's horrendous. Makes me look back at West Yorkshire Polices decision to take fighters off the bill a little while ago and wonder if they were expecting something similar.

[ste1983]

What kind of arsehole takes a knife to a boxing show absolute clowns!

The problem is this will affect the image of the sport and I bet these aren't even boxing ppl, no decent boxing fan would ever take a knife to a show crazy.

This exactly my worry some great shows locally recently and coming up but how will this affect it.

[REEVE]

What kind of arsehole takes a knife to a boxing show absolute clowns!

The problem is this will affect the image of the sport and I bet these aren't even boxing ppl, no decent boxing fan would ever take a knife to a show crazy.

This exactly my worry some great shows locally recently and coming up but how will this affect it.

Exactly mate!

I hope the bloke who was doing the stabbing got the hiding of his life before the police got him

[maley1984]

Craig birch (old express and star writer) has shared a video on Facebook showing the trouble inside the venue

[Andrew]

Awful news

[jonp]

theres two dead one in a bad way

Seems this report was wrong thelad they thought ws dead is fighting for his life ,Although someone right next to the incident said to me this morning he cant beleive the guy is still alive

[maley1984]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 3212633874

Link to a video of trouble

[maley1984]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 1498426837

[SAPFO]

Which group is which? There is a group ringside where it seems the instigator throwing the pint was, along with the other knob who threw the chair. And then the other lot by the wall who seemed to retreat.

The sad thing is that being a small hall show, 95% of the attendees would have known one of the boxers on the card.


Photo on entry to venue or no entry, with CCTV to cover the crowd, maybe even security with a camera.

[ste1983]

Which group is which? There is a group ringside where it seems the instigator throwing the pint was, along with the other knob who threw the chair. And then the other lot by the wall who seemed to retreat.

The sad thing is that being a small hall show, 95% of the attendees would have known one of the boxers on the card.


Photo on entry to venue or no entry, with CCTV to cover the crowd, maybe even security with a camera.

Walsall/ Paddock crowd are one that start ringside I'm guessing the others are Mills fans

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Wolves vs Villa was on at 5:30pm. Any connection?

I can see alcohol being banned at boxing soon.

Why not just ban weapons?

[SAPFO]

Wolves vs Villa was on at 5:30pm. Any connection?

I can see alcohol being banned at boxing soon.

Why not just ban weapons?

Common sense would tell you weapons are already banned.

Some nightclubs require some form of ID to get into now, and they scan it on the door. This method used in a boxing arena could be detrimental to the gate, as not everybody has ID, so this may put off a promoter, hence I suggested a photo on entry, as you would have it in the back of your mind that the police will have access to a ready made mugshot to plaster all over the local rag.

And as I said, security with footy style camera on a pole.

[boxingknockout]

Wolves vs Villa was on at 5:30pm. Any connection?

I can see alcohol being banned at boxing soon.

Why not just ban weapons?

Mmmm why don’t we just ban everything?!?!