TRADITION OF SUCCESS

Another Dubois takes to the stage at Repton vs Sunderland show

REPTON staged a quality dinner show taking on Sunderland boxing club at the Prince Regent Hotel in Chigwell.

Watching ringside were former world champions, as well as potential champions of the future. Colin Mcmillan, Maurice Hope and Charlie Magri were all interested observers. Heavyweight hope Daniel Dubious was an especially keen onlooker. His younger brother Prince Dubois was in action, and looks set to follow in the family’s tradition of excellence. (Their sister Caroline is a highly successful international amateur, already a European gold medallist at Youth and Junior level.)

Boxing in the green and gold of Repton, Dubois stormed into Jackson Turner, from the Newbiggin club, which was supporting Sunderland. Dubois, a southpaw, unloaded with straight shots, sustaining a fearsome workrate. He cracked Turner with a heavy left and a strong jab clipped him too. Maintaining the assault, Dubois handed him a standing count in the third round and took a unanimous decision.

Sunderland boxer Jaxon Laws fired out jabs as he moved from side to side. But Repton’s Kane Wilson Stroud caught up to him, blasting his right hand over the top, even if he had to swallow an uppercut. By the third round Wilson Stroud had lowered his hands but was moving easily from the front foot to back foot and took a unanimous decision.

Among the other bouts, Repton’s

Mark Baker, working at range, picked out shots to the head and body, getting a unanimous points win over William Spalding, also Newbiggin. Sunderland’s Andrew Lawson caught the London club’s

Sonny Rossington with solid shots to take a split verdict. Mason Lodge, Sunderland, unanimously outscored home boxer Luke Hilden

and Repton’s Callum Naylor

outpointed Sunderland’s Joe Paget.