Ringside Boxing Report: Chris Male vs. Sid Razak

By Jane Warburton October 10th, 2009 All Ringside Boxing

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Last night at ‘The Venue’ in Dudley, England, PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson of First Team Promotions hosted a fight night which provided action from five bouts.

Martin Gordon (Dudley) v Kristian Laight (Nuneaton)
6 x 2 Welterweight Contest

It was a close contest between these two but Gordon had a good round four - possibly because he thought it was a four-round contest!

He kept going though for the next two rounds to secure the points win 58-57 against experienced Laight.

Gordon improves to 2 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws while Laight drops to 6 wins, 66 losses (3 by KO) and 5 draws. More...

British Boxing Board Of Control 2009 Annual Awards Dinner

By Jane Warburton September 7th, 2009 All Boxing Articles

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Saturday night, at the Eaton Hotel in Edgbaston, England, the Midlands Area Council for the British Boxing Board of Control hosted their Annual Boxing Awards Dinner.

The event has been running for 20 years but the Midlands are still the only region to host such an occasion.

Guests stood for the traditional ten-bell tribute in honour of three losses to the boxing community: Willie Wilson (Nottingham), Chris Elliott (Leicester) and the ’Voice’ of boxing - Reg Gutteridge.

This was followed by a lovely three course meal.

I shared a table with Bob Plant and female boxer Lyndsey Scragg of the Wednesbury Boxing Academy, her family and PC Andrew Whitehall and his wife. I think I was on the best table because I laughed quite a lot!

Once the meal was over, there was an auction of boxing memorabilia before it was time for the presentation of awards. More...

Ringside Boxing Report: Rob Doody vs. Jason Nesbitt

By Jane Warburton July 19th, 2009 All Ringside Boxing

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It was a typical English summer evening on Friday; rain, rain and more rain! But it didn’t dampen the spirit of fans enjoying an evening of boxing at Wolverhampton Civic Hall in the West Midlands.

PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson of First Team Promotions hosted a fight card which would see action from five bouts.

Rob Doody (Tipton) v Jason Nesbitt (Birmingham)
6 Round Light Welterweight Contest

There was good support for Doody, who used long-reaching left and rights to the head of Nesbitt.
At the end of round four, he lands two shots after being told to break. The second shot landed cleanly and he’s given a stern warning by referee Rob Chalmers. More...

Ringside Boxing: Rob Norton vs. David Dolan Undercard

By Jane Warburton February 8th, 2009 All Ringside Boxing

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Last night at the Aston Sports Centre in Birmingham, England, Matchroom Sports and First Team Promotions hosted a fight night, headlined by Rob Norton vs. David Dolan, which also saw an action-packed undercard.

Wolverhampton boxer Dean Harrison enjoyed big support when he faced late opponent Laszlo Komjathi of Hungary in an eight round light welterweight contest.

Landing body-shots early on, Harrison concentrates on throwing right and left jabs to the face of the Hungarian. Tough, experienced Komjathi dips low as he drives forward at Harrison and lands a flurry of shots mid-way through the second frame, but ‘Deano’ keeps focussed - digging in with another right body-shot. More...

Ringside Boxing Report: Rob Hunt vs. Jason Nesbitt

By Jane Warburton September 27th, 2008 All Ringside Boxing

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Last night at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England, First Team Promotions main men PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson staged a fight night which was headlined by Rob Hunt of Stafford, who faced experienced Jason Nesbitt of Birmingham in an eight round welterweight contest.

Not the tidiest of fights - with Hunt getting a point deducted for holding and which he continues to do throughout the contest. There's a scrap at the end of round six as both men slug it out in the corner just as the bell sounds to end the frame. But, Hunt's long-reaching right punch and right hooks to body gave him the points win he wanted and ensure him a title shot early next year.

Hunt's record now stands at 11-0 (1). More...

Ringside Boxing Report: Undercard Of Young Mutley vs. Sergeja Savrinovics

By Jane Warburton July 26th, 2008 All Ringside Boxing

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On Thursday night, PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson of First Team Promotions hosted their last ʽshowʼ of the season at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall in West Midlands, England.

Popular West Bromwich boxer Young Mutley, headlined the show but there was a full undercard which made for another entertaining night of boxing.

Martin Gordon (Dudley) vs. Chris Thompson (Leeds)
4 x 2 Welterweight Contest

Despite landing a number of straight lefts and, sometimes - wild swinging left shots - the Dudley man had a tough contest against the taller Thompson and it seemed fair that it ended in a draw. At the end of the bout, the Leeds man asked that the contest be dedicated to his late grandparents. More...

First Team Promotions Set For Wolverhampton Boxing Show This Thursday

By Jane Warburton July 22nd, 2008 All Boxing Previews

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

Boxing Gym Spotlight: Wednesbury Boxing Academy

By Jane Warburton July 3rd, 2008 All Boxing Articles

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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...