Civic award for top coach Kev
HEAD coach of Macclesfield Boys Boxing Club Kevin Bradbury has been rewarded for his commitment to the sport after he was given a civic award for services to the community by the mayor of Macclesfield.
Bradury’s son picked up the award on his behalf after a morning service at St Michaels Church in the Market Place.
The club has been an active affiliate to Sport England and the ABAs for 15 years and still charge the same price per session as the first day they opened, which in itself is a massive achievement that would not be possible without the support of local companies and organisations.
Bradbury was touched over his nomination and could not have done what he has without the team of coaches and volunteers that all help out at the club.
Meanwhile, Jake Haigh made his assault on defending the North West Elite Championship for MBBC when he took on Taha Mirhosseni from Northside ABC in the semi-final.
Round one saw both boxers touch gloves as the bell rang, and Haigh used his height and reach to keep his opponent at arm’s length, scoring some nice shots and working off the back foot.
Round two saw Mirhosseni throw a shot that caught Haigh in the throat and as Haigh struggled to breath, Mirhosseni grasped the opportunity to hit Haigh as he obviously struggled with the foul shot without any intervention.
It was a minor setback but once the Macclesfield boxer recovered he took control again.
Round three was the final round and feeling confident of the win Haigh carried on using his attributes, scoring with long range shots throughout the closing round.
The result was inevitable as Haigh scored a majority win to book his place in the final against GB boxer Linden Arthur.
Another Macc boxer in action recently was Jake Patterson, who was representing MBBC in his third skills bout recently when he took on Oliver Collins from the home club Phoenix Fire.
Jake has worked hard over the last few weeks to lose some weight in order to get the bout on so it promised to be a bit livelier than his previous bouts.
Round one saw the referee impose some conditions on the shots being thrown so both lads took it easy showing good boxing ability. The second round meant that both lads were now allowed to throw combinations using both hands which they did with the ref keeping an eye on the power of the shots as these contests about learning.
Round three and this time anything is allowed in moderation, and Collins took the lead as Patterson covered up with a are all tight guard pushing on then letting a flurry of punches go. Both lads looked good and gave a good account of themselves by learning from the experience.