‘Electric atmosphere’ and high praise for Waterlooville Boxing Club show

Club secretary Garry Bird said there was an ‘electric atmosphere’ at the event, which featured 16 bouts.

Many of the match-ups featured home boxers, some of whom were competing in a competitive environment for the first time.

And Bird was delighted to receive an email from highly-respected Hampshire boxing official Ken Charman following the show.

Charman attended the event and Bird reported: ‘Ken emailed me to say how much he enjoyed the show, and how well organised and controlled it was.

‘Ken said everyone should be proud of being a part of a high quality afternoon of boxing.’

Bird added: ‘It was an absolutely brilliant event, it went exceedingly well.

‘Waterlooville Boxing Club members won five of their 10 bouts, and four of the five who lost were competing in their first event.’

RESULTS

1 Jamie Cook (Waterlooville Boxing Club) bt Archie Grummett (Portland)

2 Jesse Marsh (WBC) bt Ashton Rennie (Poseidon)

3 Reggie Riley (WBC) lost to Max Wright (Chadwell)

4 Monty Bray (WBC) bt L Price (Blackbird)

5 Joe Warmen (Lawrence) bt Khi Clegget (Golden Ring)

6 Troy Cook (WBC) bt V J Fran (Blackbird)

7 Tommy Eastwood (Chadwell) bt Tommy Brazil (Chichester)

8 Sam Farmer (Lawrence) bt J Capiral (Pound for Pound)

9 Martin Gurasvilli (Blackbird) bt Leo Easen (WBC)

10 Henry Penfold (Creekside) lost to Harry Bird (WBC)

11 Cormack (Winchester) bt Oman Berry (WBC)

12 Tommy Jeff (Portland) bt J Sanderson (WBC)

13 D Cutler (Winchester) lost to Reece Vincent (Dorchester)

14 Ethan Finlayson Brighton & Hove) bt River Boan (Moneyfields)

15 Ashley Stapleton (Brighton & Hove) bt Harrison Smith (Waterlooville)

16 David Smith (Chichester) lost to Lennox Mckenna (Golden Ring)