First Show Of Season

Thursday 1st October was our first outing of the season with three of our boxers boxing at the Royal Victoria Hotel in Sheffield on a show run by Hillsborough abc. 13 year old Loua Nasser had a change of opponent on the morning of the show and ended up boxing the far more experienced Jimmy Foster from Retford abc. The bout was so closely fought that at the end of the contest i thought it was too close to call. The result of the judges was that Loua was awarded the win by majority decision.
His older brother 14 year old Pharys Nasser was very unlucky not to have had his hand risen in a majority decision against Jimmy Egans abc boxer Carl Bumby. Pharys boxed with improvement since last season landing with strong back hands against Carl while using his good footwork to avoid any shots coming his way. Although the second round was more even i felt that in the third Pharys got back to his good work and deserved getting the win.
Our third and last boxer to box that night was 16 year old Waleed Din having his first Amateur contest against Moss Side Fire Station abc boxer Raees Bobat. Straight from the opening bell Waleed boxed with confidence and ring craft greater then that of a first timer. Using good footwork to avoid being pushed back onto the ropes Waleed countered with accurate straight back hands through out the contest to get his arm raised at the end of the bout.

All three boxed well and i was complemented on the competence on all three of them . Well done on good performances lads keep up the good hard work you do in the gym and i am sure you will all improve and progress

Gone But Not Forgotten

Commiserations and sympathy goes out to the Najib family after the sudden loss of Ishie who passed away recently. I myself new Ishie and trained with him four days a week at our gym. He will be missed but not forgotten. The turn out at his funeral was in the Hundreds which shows how respected and loved he was. The thoughts of all the coaches and boxers are with the family and when ever i think of Ishie i can remember the happy smiling genuine person that i found him to be. I am not a religious man but if there is a better place that the good go to after death' i know he will be there.

End of season

Once again we have come to the end of a boxing season. The season was not as busy as i hoped it would have bean but all the lads were ready to box at short notice due to the commitment and dedication. This season saw the gym get its first National Champion when Jordan Knowles won the Class B Novice Championships after a long lay of from the sport. This is a great achievement not only for Jordan but the gym as well. During the season we were able to have a few lads boxing on the same night but at different venues. As i went to one show the task of travelling to Newcastle fell on one of the other coaches,Shaun Hill. This was the first time he had to travel with boxers on his own to a show and corner them. I am very pleased to say that he did the job extremely well and i am very fortunate to have him at my gym so a big well done and thank you goes out to Shaun. The gym have a great set of lads who listen train hard and make it a joy to be doing what i am. A good coach brings the best out of a boxer and a great set of lads like mine bring the best out of a coach. I look foreword to the next season and the development of all the boxers.

Mijit with Nathan Delarosa

Boxing Show

We shall be holding a Amateur Boxing Show on Thursday 28th May at our usual venue. Wadsley Bridge wmc Halifax Road. Doors open 730pm

Winning Debuet For Mijit

Well done to Mujahid (Mijit) Najib on his first boxing contest. Mijit boxed Hard & Fast abc boxer Ben Stringer on Friday 27th March on a Mexborough abc show. After three rounds of competitive boxing Mijit was given the win by unanimous decision. Although this was Mijits first bout i am pleased to say that he boxed better than i thought he would have done. you performed very well Mijit and got the bonus of the win. Keep training hard you done yourself proud.

Loua's unlucky defeat but still a winner

I would like to say well done to Loua Nasser' who boxed in the National Semi Final School Boy Championships today Saturday 21st February. I thought Loua was unlucky not to have his hand raised after his bout with the far more experienced' Tom Aitchison from Skelmersdale ABC. This was Loua's 4th fight compared to Aitchison's 23rd with only 5 defeats. One may have thought that the bout would have bean a one sided mismatch' but Loua showed why i kept him in the Championships' with a performance far greater than that of a four bout novice. At the end Loua lost a debatable decision with a score of 4 points to 3. Aitchison's coach complemented Loua on his performance and even a complete stranger walked up to Loua and said he thought that Loua won. You have done extremely well and done the gym me but mainly yourself proud. stand tall Loua' to achieve what you have achieved in only four bouts takes a winner.