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Wednesday 8 April 2015
Crowds keep coming
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Fight night a knockout success When the power went out for ten minutes at Saxton Stadium on Saturday night, Fight 4 Victory organiser Paul Hampton said he wasn’t nervous, “I was numb”. After months of planning and preparing it was the one thing he and the other organisers hadn’t fretted over. Fortunately the hiccup, just as the event was due to start, was the only downside in another stunning night for the Victory Boxing Charitable Trust. Fight 4 Victory 2 earned “much more” than the original event, which helped kickstart the trust with $50,000. There was better boxing too, according to Paul and the judges. “It’s so much better than last year, they’re just so, so good,” said judge Bernie Pope on the night. The success also flowed out of the ring and into the tables and stands, where a capacity crowd supported the 20 local boxers every step of the way. Paul says the crowd was amazing. “The atmosphere made
it special, really special. The feedback we’ve had has been outstanding. It was a stunning night.” In the ring, the red corner took the spoils, winning seven of the ten bouts, but a whopping seven fights ended in split decisions from the judges, showing just how close most of the fights were. Paul says the spirit amongst the fighters was another highlight. “It’s really special that there’s these two groups of people who really came together and there’s some real friendships that have come out of it.” The finale of the night came down to a slugfest between two sergeants, police officer Steffan James and Justin Carter of the army. Steffan, who lives in Richmond, says having his son and parents watching made the night even more special. “That was huge, my boy and my mum and dad there was the driving factor of me doing something
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Super Adventure
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Richmond’s Libby “The Tonic Terminator” Brumwell, right, and her opponent Hazel “The Bulldog” Trethowen share a laugh after their “fight of the night” on Saturday night. Photo: Evan Barnes/Shuttersport.
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