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Well it wasn't the opponent or the result I had hoped for but I took a lot of positives from my first fight as a cruiserweight on Friday in Leeds. The show I was meant to box Lee Kellet on had to be pulled due to 2 of the home fighters picking up injuries and having to withdraw. Without their ticket sales the show would have lost money. I got a call about a week and a half ago asking if I'd fight China Clarke on his show in Leeds, I checked his record and seeing he wasn't a knockout merchant I took the fight.

I weighed in on the night at 14st4and1/2lb in my boxers. I had been told I could weigh in about 14and a half no problem. China was 13st12lb, I was a bit cagey for the first round working behind a high guard worried about being hit to much with the board looking on. This led to me being picked of easily by China with his long straight shots (he had very long arms even for his height). Having not felt much power through my guard I started to come out of my shell a bit more in the 2nd and progressively more towards the end of the fight. I was happy with improvements in my defence in particular my head movement by which I was making him miss regularly. I also as the fight progressed managed to start landing some good shots of my own working head and body. The main problem I had was getting past his jab but I was working him out as it went.

Anyway on leaving the ring I was told by one of the board officials that from the 2nd round it was the best he had ever seen me box, so that made me feel a bit better. I felt great at the weight, fit and mobile and more able to think on my feet. I wasn't marked up at all apart from a nick on my eyebrow caused by a clash of heads. I'll be back in the gym tomorrow and keep on improving. See you guys at a show near you soon, give us a shout

fair fucks to you mate.

Ha ha oh yeah I meant Clarke I'm having great sparring with Paul Morris and Rik Turba at the minute amongst others and doing really well with them having even spars.

MachoMan09 wrote:

demolitiondaley wrote:Ha ha oh yeah I meant Clarke I'm having great sparring with Paul Morris and Rik Turba at the minute amongst others and doing really well with them having even spars.

Is that at Oliver's or in Preston?

Preston mate, I go to Oliver's on a friday and get some sparring with more good lads.

unlucky mate, i do with i could of gone.

How are the classes going?

Well done mate, keep going and if ya ever stuck feel free to come over our place I'll always help ya out.. Good luck in future

Great news - I really admire your dedication mate.

All best

I go to Oliver's on a friday and get some sparring with more good lads.

MachoMan09 wrote:

zhang01 wrote:I go to Oliver's on a friday and get some sparring with more good lads.

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Probably have more intelligent conversations than with some of the David Haye fan club !

Bomber 1 wrote:Well done mate, keep going and if ya ever stuck feel free to come over our place I'll always help ya out.. Good luck in future

Thanks guys, I'd love to spar you bomber I think it would be very good for me. I remember when I had to spar you when I 1st applied for my licence them years ago! I'll have a word with my trainer and see if I can come down to your gym one day soon. :-)

Your done the hard work getting down to that weight,keep working hard&the results will follow