Boxing returns to South London, where many a show has taken place over the years, they have all boxed here, Honeyghan, Calzaghe, Duke Mckenzie, the latter even created history here when he beat Gaby Canizales to replicate Bob Fitzimmons as only the second British boxer to win three World titles in three different weight divisions!
However enough of the history lesson, Mickey Helliet put’s on a good card featuring none other than 12 fights, topping the show is Chas Symonds against Gavin Tait for the vacant Southern Area welterweight title in a fight over ten rounds.
Also on the show are Margate’s Jack Morris who returns at light heavy in a six rounder, Morris best known for being in Prizefighter the light heavys where after winning his opening fight against Billy Slate on a controversial decision had to be withdrawn by doctors due to a fractured hand! Morris will be looking to get back with a win that hopefuly will lead to a rematch with Michael Banbula for Banbula’s Southern Area title! Banbula being the only man to have put a blip on his record, Morris was hoping to avenge that loss in the aforementioned Prizefighter as Banbula also competed but due to the injury it never happened! And also in the same division and from the same place is Daniel Woodgate whose also boxing on the show in a four rounder, Morris and Woodgate have oponents yet to be named.
Also on the show is Eder Kurti the Woolwich super middle and middle Wayne Alwan Arab who both could be soon contesting titles, and at light heavy there’s Joe Smyth who’ll be looking to put the disapointment of last Janaury’s Prizefighter behind him and get back in the win column, up a few division’s at heavy and cruiser you got Dillon Whyte and Nathan Skeen, the latter who faces Lee Kellett!
Okay now all the way down to lightweight and there’s Marcin Marzarak making his pro debut and Lee Cook and talking of Lee’s and debutant’s you got Lee Owen and Warren Fenn taking there respective pro bow’s and Darryl Still whose having his professional fight at welter, and before I forget Ben Day is making his pro debut or in the words of the last two boxers surnames, I still can’t wait for the day when this mammoth show happens, mammoth? well it is at the Elephant! also please note the London annual boxing memorabilia fayre is less than a few months away, which takes place on the 15th October, email me for more details at micksnice@aol.com and talking of a Elephant and memorabilia, how could you forget!
Oh yeah the important bit, for tickets for the boxing show please phone 0207 388 5999, prices are £30 to £60 and the venue is about a minutes walk from the Elephant and Castle tube station.
