TRIP OF A LIFE TIME
Moss Side visit Fight for Peace in the favelas of Rio
MOSS Side Fire Station boxing club enjoyed a trip of a lifetime to Rio de Janeiro from October 23-30 to participate in the first tournament hosted by that Fight for Peace charity.
Fight for Peace was founded in Brazil by Luke Dowdney in 2000 and they use boxing and martial arts to engage with young people who live in favelas with the aim of taking them away from gang violence, guns, drugs and other negative things.
The Moss Side fire station boxing club, which was founded by Nigel Travis in 2008, also has the same model using boxing to engage with people.
Regarding the trip Travis commented, “Most of the Brazilian Fight for Peace team were members of the national set up so it was difficult for our boxers as most of them were novices. And with some dubious decisions it made it all the more harder, but what these kids have gained from the trip is immeasurable and their lives will be better for it.”
RESULTS
Moss Side first: Matthew Knipe outpd by William Campos split, Tom Rowen outpd Douglas Clementino unan, Hamdun Abubakhar outpd by Matheus Martins split, Subhaan Khaliq stpd by Keno Marley, Conner Tudsbury outpd Bruno Henrique unan, Liam Phillips outpd by Rubens Diego Dos Santos unan, Malakai Dixon outpd by Michel Soares unan, Nathan Cummiskey outpd by Cleison Charles Dos Santos unan, Lucas Cummings stpd by Wanderson De Oliveira.