12th
December 2009
Hastings
West Hill ABC held their first show of the 2009/10 season at
the ATHA Club, Bexhill-on-Sea on the 12th December 2009. Matchmaker
Dave Bishop delivered 15 evenly matched quality bouts.
The show
was officiated by Eddie Bryant and his colleagues from the
Sussex ABA to whom we would like to send our sincere thanks
along with Dave Harris who conducted proceedings in his role
as M.C.
Thanks
also go to Mat McDonnell for filming the show and supplying
us with photos for this update - Boxers who would like a video
of their bout should detail their name and bout number in an
email to mat@outlinepictures.co.uk.
We
would further like to thank all those who assisted in any small
way, you know who you are but you may not realise that your
continued support is priceless and very much appreciated. Final
words of thanks must go to all the boxers and coaches who attended
and the clubs they represent, those being:-
- Finchley
ABC
- Hillcrest
ABC
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- Hove
ABC
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Hailsham
ABC
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St
Marys ABC
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Bexhill
ATHA ABC
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- Brighton
City ABC
- Reading
ABC
- Danson
Youth ABC
- Foley
ABC
Show Results
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1: S.Hill Finchley ABC Won M/Pts R.Verlander
HWABC
An
excellent bout to start the night, both lads were well schooled
and boxed superbly. Hill was awarded a majority points victory
in a bout that ebbed and flowed continuously. We apologise
lads but photos of your bout are not available. |
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2: J.Harris Hillcrest ABC Lost U/Pts H.Bristow
HWABC
Henry
Bristow is simply unstoppable at present having won 7 times
in his last 7 bouts, all the more remarkable considering
he lost his first 4 bouts! The turn around in Henry's form
is due to determination and persistence, 2 attributes that
both Henry and his coach Ian Bourner have in abundance.
Henry
won the bout by unanimous points although at times the bout
was very competitive with Harris landing some heavy shots,
but was unable to dissuade Henry from his game plan - Well
done to both lads. |
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3: M.Dean Guildford City ABC Won U/Pts
Z.Morgan Hove ABC
An
excellent bout between two well school lads from visiting
clubs Hove ABC and Guildford City ABC.
Dean
who looked that little more polished on the night secured
a unanimous points victory over the game Morgan, both boys
look to have bags of potential and will no doubt continue
to do well in the years to come. |
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4: R.Kelly Faversham ABC Won U/Pts L.Foster
HWABC
HWABC's
Liam Foster's had an excellent first round against R Kelly
of Faversham ABC only to find his opponent change tactics
superbly in round 2, using slick movement to counterpunch
his way back into the bout and set up an exciting third
round that would decide the outcome.
Liam
dug deep and gave it his all but Kelly stuck to his tactics
that had worked to so well previously to secure a unanimous
points victory. Both lads received rapturous applause for
their efforts - An excellent bout! |
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5: S.Oaks St Marys ABC Won RSC 3rd C.Sime
HWABC
Oaks
of St marys ABC belied his inexperience to force a stoppage
over talented HWABC boxer Conner Sime in the third round
of their bout.
Although
Conner performed under par nothing should be taken away
from Oaks as he was on top when the bout was stopped a little
prematurely in the 3rd. A rematch would certainly be an
excellent bout to grace any evening of boxing and will no
doubt happen in the near future. |
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6: T.Matthews Faversham ABC Won M/Pts H.Woodman
Ball HWABC
Henry
Woodman Ball had only been back in the gym a matter of months
after a near year long lay off but that didn't stop him
taking on the in form and talented T. Matthews of Faversham
ABC, nor did it stop him from almost pulling off a fine
victory.
Ultimately
it was a mix of Matthews talent and experience along with
a lack of fight fitness that prevented Henry from securing
a victory. A crowd pleasing humdinger of a bout that must
be matched again later in the season - Well done both lads!
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7: T.Welch Hove ABC Lost U/Pts M.Simpson
Bexhill Atha ABC
Hove
ABC's T Welch, son of former professional heavyweight favourite
Scott Welch and Bexhill's local talent Mikey Simpson went
to war from the first bell and didn't stop until the bell
sounded for the end of the third, an amazing feat given
that both lads were in excess of 90Kg. Both lads who were
well supported and obviously didn't want to short change
their supporters, they certainly didn't, in fact they ensured
value for money plus interest.
A
superb bout that was awarded the bout of the night trophy. |
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8: A.Rahimi Reading ABC Won RSC 3rd F.Matcalfe
HWABC
Finn
Metcalfe was hoping to avenge a previous stoppage loss to
Rahimi of Reading ABC and had been working very hard to
ensure his success.
Unfortunately
on the night it wasn't to be as Finn didn't get into his
flow quickly enough to capitalise on his reach advantage,
thus allowing Rahimi space and time to apply consistent
pressure that ultimately forced the referee to stop the
bout in Rahimi's favour half way through the third round. |
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9: M.Essex Danson Youth ABC Lost U/Pts K.Logan
HWABC
Kyle
remains one of the club's leading lights and is a model
of consistency. Although Essex of Danson youth kept the
bout competitive Kyle was the clear winner over the three
rounds.
Both
lads are a credit to their respective clubs as both displayed
excellent boxing technique in what was an enjoyable bout
to watch for all in attendance. |
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Bout
10: D.Codona Guildford City ABC Won RSC
1st S.Hill HWABC
Darren
Codona of Guildford City ABC wasn't in any mood to hang
about in his match up with HWABC's Steve Hill and was across
the ring throwing bombs just seconds after the first bell
rang. Steve was perhaps caught by surprise by the onslaught
and was stopped amidst a barrage of punches early in the
first round. We apologise lads but photos of your bout are
not available. |
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11: A.Byfield Reading ABC Lost M/Pts H.Bambridge
Hove ABC
Bout
11 was an evenly contested bout between Byfield of Reading
ABC and Bambridge of Hove ABC that saw the slick foot work
of Bambridge swing the bout to his advantage.
Both
lads displayed excellent boxing ability and both will no
doubt go along way. |
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Bout
12: B.White Finchley ABC Lost U/Pts D.Murphy
Brighton City ABC
Ben
White now boxing for Finchley ABC was matched for the third
time in recent months against Brighton city ABC's Dave Murphy,
both holding a win a piece.
The
first round was close, as was the second until Murphy landed
some cleaner shots towards the end of the round. Ben now
playing catch up had to push the pace but in doing so left
opportunity for Dave to counter which he did very accurately
allowing him to secure a unanimous points victory. |
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13: J.Smith Hailsham ABC Won U/Pts J.Woods
Foley ABC
In
a highly anticipated bout Jake Woods of Foley ABC was the
first to admit he just didn't get going in his bout with
James Smith, allowing Smith of Hailsham to pretty much cruise
to a unanimous points decision over 4 rounds.
Taking
nothing away from Smith who boxed well, Woods just wasn't
his normal busy bustling self and as such Smith was able
to capitalise very efficiently - Two very good boxers whose
styles didn't blend as expected on this occasion. |
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14: J.Saunders St Marys ABC Won U/Pts J.Winson
Finchley ABC
Similar
to the previous bout, bout 14 matched between 2 very accomplished
boxers in John Winson of Finchley ABC and John Saunders
of St Marys ABC also seemed to be somewhat of a clash of
styles with both boys feeling that they had performed below
their very best.
Saunders
won by a unanimous points decision. |
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15: L.Batstone Hove ABC Won M/Pts S.Garlic
HWABC
The
final bout of the night saw our own Steve Garlick take a
huge step forward by taking on and almost upsetting Hove
ABC's far more experienced Luke Batstone. Steve boxed his
heart out and began to land some good shots that surprised
Batstone. It was a tight affair that had the crowd on their
feet right to very end of the 4th round and it could have
gone either way, however on this occasion Luke was awarded
a majority points victory - Good effort Steve! |