FLATLEY MOVING UP

Terry Dooley is ringside to see Jack Flatley step up to main event

NEWCOMERS to the sport probably don’t realise that small hall bills often are firmed up on the day of the event. That was the case for Steve Wood of VIP Promotions after the loss of the English middleweight title fight between Jack Cullen and Reece Cartwright due to the former’s injury meant that he had to bump Bolton’s Jack Flatley to the top of the bill. Flatley met Sheffield-based Cameroonian

Serge Ambomo at Bolton Whites Hotel and despite a shaky fourth round was the recipient of a 60-55 points win for referee Phil Edwards.

James Moorcroft produced the latest in a run of impressive displays from the Wigan-based boxer by dismantling Kettering’s Simon Henry before stopping him at 2-35 of the fourth in a scheduled six.

If you did not know Moorcroft used to be on the white collar circuit you would never guess it.

He is improving apace and remained composed enough to finish the job after flooring his man in the fourth with right to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Henry rose but two more rights prompted Steve Gray to step in at 2-35.

Shaw’s Jack Rafferty had his first fight under new trainer Steven Maylett. The decision to revamp his training set-up so early in his career is a bold one and he started the new regime by beating Dulwich-based Richard Samuels by 59-56 on Mr Edwards’ card.

Bradley Rea headed home to Stretford with a 40-36 win over Italy-born, Southwark-based

Victor Edagha. Rea told BN he is looking forward to stepping up to title level, as he believes he will show more power when opponents open up against him.

Rochdale’s Muhammad Ali motored to his fourth win yet once again looked flat in the final round as he beat Wordsley’s MJ Hall by 40-36, with Edwards doing the tallying.