South Moreton Boxing Club

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Big thanks to all who attended, or boxed at, Rumble VI this Saturday night. We had our biggest ever crowd,fantastic fights and a marvelous atmosphere. All the fights were hard fought and competitive, but big congratulations to Jamie “The Force” Cressey and Mark “The Power” Powell for winning the Fight of the Night award, especially in their first ever Rumble, and Don “Ding Dong” Marsh for lifting the best boxer award in his fifth Rumble.

The hugely popular Prizefighter Series continues on Friday the 2nd of October with a third installment of Heavyweights battling it out for a 32K prize on the night. For anyone not familiar with the format, eight fighters box-off against each other over 3 x 3 minute round bouts, so you get 7 fights and one eventual winner who must win three fights on the night. All the action takes place over 2 hours. You can get more info at www.theprizefighterseries.com.

This installment see’s some great domestic fighters in the mix, including British Champ Danny Williams, Audley Harrison and Scott Gammer, among them.

Although we all had a great time going up to the last Prizefighter event at the Excel in May, this time I’m suggesting a venue closer to home. The Bear (North Moreton, see www.bear-at-home.co.uk) have agreed to let us have the back room, and the big screen TV to watch the action on the night. We should be able to organise a bit of a sweep stake and have a good night watching the boxing.

All club members and friends are welcome, the more the merrier. I will be getting there at 7:30pm, boxing commences at 9pm. Should be a lot of fun.

We have added a new MMA class to the schedule from today. Roman will be holding an MMA Class every Tuesday at 8pm at Didcot Leisure Centre (Main Hall). Although this is our only off-site class, it is still free to all Class Members, or £8 for anyone else. The Hall and Crash Matts there give Roman more space for showing wrestling moves and throws.

Our MMA offering at the club is now Monday 7pm (focusing on Striking), Tuesday 8pm (focusing on Groundwork) Thursday 8pm (MMA Squad, focusing on MMA Fitness).

The club will be holding an evening with Boxing Legend Nigel Benn on Saturday the 7th of November at The Kassam Stadium, Oxford.

The evening will include a 3 course meal, videos of Nigels best fights, a chat with Nigel about his experiences as well as a Q&A session and a photo opportunity. Tickets start at £65, or £600 for a table of 10.

We have added a new class into the weekly schedule. Roman will be teaching a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) class at 8pm on Mondays.

For any of you unfamilar with Romans background, he is a 2nd Dan in Judo, was a Russian Military Sambo Champion and has a grounding in Ju Jitsu, Muay Thai and Boxing. He presently competes as a Cage Fighter, is undefeated and looking to move rapidly through the British Rankings in the coming months.

The class will cover all aspects of MMA for the complete beginner, whether just for self-defence, competition or just a fun and exciting workout. If you want to go more in depth, Roman is also available for 1-2-1 training at the club.

Many thanks to all who attended or took part in Rumble V on Saturday night. We had 9 fantastic fights, topped off by Nick “The Kiwi” Wills Capturing the vacant W.C.B.O. Cruserweight Title in a classic with Stuart “The Gunslinger” Wilson, and Tim “The Guv’nor” Absolom winning a close one with Jon “Legal Eagle” Alder to capture the W.C.B.O. Heavyweight Title.

It was a sweltering night, but the crowds still came, and our special guests Julius Francis and local M.P. Ed Vaizey gave us great support. All the receipts and tickets sales are yet to come in, but it looks like we raised a couple of thousand for Footsteps, which will take this years Charity donations for the club to over 5K, which is fantastic when things are pretty tough out there.

Rumble VI is on December 5th.

First of all, congratulations to Roman for winning his CFC Cage Match last night. A last minute opponent change meant Roman was facing an undefeated fighter in Wayne Weaver, but Roman got him in an Arm-Bar at 1minute 30seconds of the fight and the referee stopped the bout in Romans favour.

Next up, our own Micky Steeds is taking part in the exciting Prizefighter series. For any of you not familiar, the format of Prizefighter is that 8 fighters take part in 3×3 minute round fights, and box off until there is one winner to take the Prizefighter title, and a £25,000 prize. All the action takes place over a few hours, it’s fast and furious entertainment! You can find out more about this competition, and the other 7 guys Mick is up against at http://theprizefighterseries.com/prizefighter-cruiserweights-set-to-be-best-event-yet/

The competition takes place on Tuesday the 19th of May at Earls Court. A coach will be leaving the club at 6pm and tickets are £25 Unreserved Stalls or £50 Reserved Ringside. Please let me know asap, especially if you want Ringside, as the tickets are going fast.

Our own Roman Ship fights in his second Cage Fight on a CFC card at The Circus Tavern in London on Saturday the 25th of April. Roman’s opponent is a step up from his last outing. Thiago Borges is an outstanding Brazillian Jiu Jitsu practitioner making his cage fighting debut against Roman, who is coming of a devastating knockout victory in his own Cage Debut last year. Should be a fascinating and explosive battle. Tickets are £30 and we will have a coach leaving from the club Saturday afternoon.

Let me know if you want to come.

Mick has a fight lined up for Saturday 28th of February in New Brandenburg, Germany.

It’s a tough fight against a German based Cuban, Yoan Pablo Hernandez. He represented Cuba at the 2004 Olympics and has won 17 of his 18 starts. He has been stopped though, by Wayne Braithwaite, and been down a few times. Mick is training hard, with Aynsley for conditioning, and is sparring here and at The Peacock and is well up for it. If he wins, he will become only the third British boxer to beat a Cuban in a Professional Ring.

I am planning to fly out to the fight on the Saturday morning and return on the Sunday. If anyone fancies coming along give me a shout.