TAKING THE PRIZE
Daniel Herbert sees the London Community Boxing club show
THERE was double success for
Marlon Walker when he boxed on his London Community Boxing club’s open show at Harris Academy in Peckham last month. The southpaw middleweight not only made a winning debut, he was also named Best Home Boxer for his victory over Jason Sheppherd (Double Jab), who took two standing counts before being rescued near the end of round one.
Best Away Boxer on the May 18 show went to Evolve Boxing Academy’s Theo Kontos, who edged a very close 3-2 split over Innes Bowat (Cranford) in a meeting of well-schooled development welterweights.
Evolve had another winner in
Fifii Botchway, who unanimously beat Mindaugas Balciunas (Powerpunch) in a clash of huge super-heavies.
Another visiting club with two winners was Omnibus Loxford, for whom debutant Benjamin Augusto unanimously outboxed
Solomon Adeyi (Powerpunch) and Joel Kodua pipped Iduino Balde (Miguel’s) on a split. Both contests were at middleweight, and all bouts mentioned were three-twos.
RESULTS
PADDY CASH (Westside) outpd Marcus Corcoran (Northolt) unan; KODY MELLORS (Westside) bt Arnie Dawson (Holland Shore); DIAM CLEGG (Golden Ring) outpd Tyler Whatle (LCB) unan; TOM ELIS (Surbiton) outpd Khalid Shabedzada (White Hart Lane) unan; ROSANNA BRUNWIN (Total Boxer) stpd Lisa Carty (Cricklewood) 3rd; THEO KONTOS (Evolve Boxing Academy) outpd Innes Bowat (Cranford) split; MARLON WALKER (LCB) stpd Jason Sheppherd (Double Jab) 1st; BENJAMIN AUGUSTO (Omnibus Loxford) outpd Solomon Adeyi (Powerpunch) unan; JOEL KODUA (Omnibus Loxford) outpd Iduino Balde (Miguels) split; FIFII BOTCHWAY (Evolve BA) outpd Mindaugas Balciunas (Powerpunch) unan.