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On Thursday night, at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, British Boxing Board of Control Chairman Charlie Giles presented Ron Gray with a ʽplaqueʼ bearing Gray's name - identical to the plaque that is displayed on the wall for honorary members of the ʽBlack Country Wall of Fameʼ. The ʽwallʼ gives recognition to those notables, from all walks of life, that have contributed to the area.

Formerly a heavyweight boxer back in the sixties, Mr. Gray has since been a trainer, manager and promoter, having promoted over 150 ʽshowsʼ in the West Midlands. More...

Itʼs sure to be another great night of boxing action this Thursday night at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall in West Midlands, England. PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson of First Team Promotions are staging their last event of the season with a full ʽbillʼ which sees former British Champion ʽYoung Muttleyʼ as the headliner.

Muttley (aka Lee Woodley) faces Latvian fighter Sergejs Savrinovics in a welterweight contest. Muttley, of West Bromwich, will be looking to notch up his 25th wins as his record currently stands at 24 wins and 3 losses.

Other undercard fights feature:

Jamie Ball vs. Peter Dunn
Martin Gordon vs. Chris Thompson
Kevin McCauley vs. Steve Cooper
Scott Evans vs. Peter Buckley
Joe Skeldon vs. Jason Smith
Neil Perkins vs. Howard Daley
Matt Seawright vs. TBA
Matty Hough vs. TBA

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Arriving at the doorway of the Wednesbury Boxing Academy, I was still wondering why I hadn’t visited the gym before. I used to live locally, so Wednesbury is a place I’ve been to many times.

The front of the single-storied building looked fairly small - but afterward, I mused it was a bit like a ‘tardis’ because the gym - though not huge - stretched back to reveal a ‘comfortable’ workspace with several punch bags and a decent ‘ring’.

Bob Plant greeted me at the door. Having met Bob and Errol Johnson on a number of occasions - it was the first time I’d ventured in to their ’space’ but - as I guessed - they immediately made me feel very welcome. Just back from a holiday - a tanned Bob was enjoying some ‘banter’ with the lads as they power-skipped.

A trickle of boxers came through the door, each one getting straight to work on their training routine - some on the punch bags, others power-skipping. Bob and Errol revealed that they had around 47 professional boxers on their ‘books’ though they didn’t all train every session. More...

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Stuart Elwell is looking in great shape ahead of his clash with Ted Bami this Friday night!

In a Matchroom Sports promoted fight night at the Everton Sports Centre in Liverpool, England - Walsall Boxer - Stuart Elwell is hoping for a good win over ʽDangerousʼ Ted Bami in an eight round light welterweight Contest.

Elwell, of the Wednesbury Boxing Academy in the West Midlands, endured a tough training session with Bob Plant yesterday under the watchful eye of Errol Johnson. More...