KEEPING BUSY
The West Kingsdown boxing club looks forward to an active 2020
IN 2020 the West Kingsdown club are looking forward to another busy year. In 2019 the club held five shows, culminating in their third annual ‘Christmas Cracker’ event. It was the club’s fourth dinner show and another sell out.
10 of their boxers were matched, three in skills contests but with the club producing six winners out of seven on their show at the Brandshatch Mercure last month.
Max Shephard and Jimmy Sheridan, of Repton, produced a bout of real quality in an allsouthpaw affair. Shepard grew in confidence, with a fine last round seeing him home by a unanimous decision. He was later awarded boxer of the night by recent world title challenger, John Ryder.
Kielan Bannon and Surbiton’s Thomas Clark were later voted bout of the night. Bannon’s busy, pressure-fighting style won him the first two rounds. Clark’s strong third, in which he administered a standing eight count, closed the gap but Bannon’s good early work saw him take the split decision.
Sam Woodhead beat Daniel Elliott of Felbridge & East Grinstead in the only senior bout of the night with the two middleweights slugging it out for three hard rounds.
Minster GG’S Sammy Wood outpointed West Kingsdown’s
George Foy. Kieran Moran edged out Joel Viera, Repton, on a split decision. Louis Driver secured a third-round stoppage win over a game Brandon Lewis, Hornets. Zak
Rogers with the greater accuracy won a unanimous decision over St Pancras’