March 28, 2024

Saturday 2nd December saw another boxing card, organised by Tommy Owens at the Holte Suite, Villa Park in Birmingham.

The first fight of the evening took place with Lee Gunter 2 (0 KO’s)-0-0 looking to make a good impression early in his pro career, from the outset he looked very loose and easily outclassed his opponent early on. He was especially effective landing hooks to the body with much of his combinations punctuated by a left hook to the liver. Although his opponent was clearly outclassed he showed bravery, lasting the four rounds earning Gunter the unanimous decision victory.

The second fight saw the debut of Lenny Evans now 1 (0 KO’s)-0-0, in a fight that introduced him to the pro ranks, Evans utilised great upper body movement to slip shots and used his superior foot speed to land shots and retreat out. It was a great fight for Evans who will look to fight again around March time.

The next bout saw Tamworth boxer Tommy Silcox 4 (0 KO’s)-0-0 in a very entertaining four round scrap, he is fast becoming a fan favourite due to his exciting style, but should be wary in the future to be getting caught with loose shots and perhaps trading where he doesn’t need to. However, this did make for a great fight and the four rounds will surely give him great experience.

The main undercard saw Kelcie Ball 8 (0 KO’s)-0-0, defend his undefeated record against a very tough Kevin McCauley, despite the on paper differences in class the fight was a very entertaining back and forth affair, with showboating plenty from McCauley really getting the crowd going. In the end though Ball’s superior skills did win the match but was a suitable undercard for the main event.

The final fight of the evening saw Don Broadhurst bow out in his final fight against Anwar Alfadli. From the outset Broadhurst, a former Commonwealth title holder was the aggressor and looked to press the action, but Alfadli did make it difficult for him not exchanging shots, but Broadhurst was clearly too good and too experienced earning him the victory. Later Broadhurst told me that as a last fight he would rather have had a more blood and guts type of fight to go out on a bang, but with plenty of notable fights and titles on his record he has much to be proud of. In retirement Broadhurst looks to be sticking around the boxing game, and is looking to get himself into a coaching role, perhaps with a British or an England squad, but as he said he’s looking to take a little bit of a rest from the game and spend some well- deserved time with his family.

Yesterday night saw another boxing card, organised by Tommy Owens at the Holte Suite, Villa Park in Birmingham.

The first fight of the evening took place with Lee Gunter 2 (0 KO’s)-0-0 looking to make a good impression early in his pro career, from the outset he looked very loose and easily outclassed his opponent early on. He was especially effective landing hooks to the body with much of his combinations punctuated by a left hook to the liver. Although his opponent was clearly outclassed he showed bravery, lasting the four rounds earning Gunter the unanimous decision victory.

The second fight saw the debut of Lenny Evans now 1 (0 KO’s)-0-0, in a fight that introduced him to the pro ranks, Evans utilised great upper body movement to slip shots and used his superior foot speed to land shots and retreat out. It was a great fight for Evans who will look to fight again around March time.

The next bout saw Tamworth boxer Tommy Silcox 4 (0 KO’s)-0-0 in a very entertaining four round scrap, he is fast becoming a fan favourite due to his exciting style, but should be wary in the future to be getting caught with loose shots and perhaps trading where he doesn’t need to. However, this did make for a great fight and the four rounds will surely give him great experience.

The main undercard saw Kelcie Ball 8 (0 KO’s)-0-0, defend his undefeated record against a very tough Kevin McCauley, despite the on paper differences in class the fight was a very entertaining back and forth affair, with showboating plenty from McCauley really getting the crowd going. In the end though Ball’s superior skills did win the match but was a suitable undercard for the main event.

The final fight of the evening saw Don Broadhurst bow out in his final fight against Anwar Alfadli. From the outset Broadhurst, a former Commonwealth title holder was the aggressor and looked to press the action, but Alfadli did make it difficult for him not exchanging shots, but Broadhurst was clearly too good and too experienced earning him the victory. Later Broadhurst told me that as a last fight he would rather have had a more blood and guts type of fight to go out on a bang, but with plenty of notable fights and titles on his record he has much to be proud of. In retirement Broadhurst looks to be sticking around the boxing game, and is looking to get himself into a coaching role, perhaps with a British or an England squad, but as he said he’s looking to take a little bit of a rest from the game and spend some well- deserved time with his family.