Home show provides debut win for Miller

Dennis Harrison, 91, who sparred with the three Turpin brothers, was also in attendance to see Racing Club boxer Liam Miller open the show with a unanimous debut win over Tewkesbury’s Drew Young.

Both young men boxed cleverly with Miller taking a deserved decision and with it, his club’s most improved junior award.

Cleary’s was well represented by Cale Sunner, who had a great battle with Shaun Mair from Corby before picking up a unanimous decision.

Nuneaton’s S Porter scraped a majority verdict over Coventry Boys’ D Jenkins before Jon Thoo, winner of the most improved Warwick boxer, took to the ring.

Thoo had his hands full with Banbury’s Gary Bentley but lovely movement gave him a clear win.

Racing Club’s John McCormack lost a close verdict to Ryan Whike from Leicester Rail. Southpaw McCormack boxed well but Whike was just a little busier and took a close decision.

On his debut, Mike Byles (Racing Club) wasted little time in spraying Coventry Boys’ Sam Yorke with every punch in the book, forcing the referee to stop the contest in the second round.

Experienced Racing Club boxer Bryan Deer had his work cut out with lanky Harvey Perch from Triumph.

Deer shaded the first round with his silky skills, but from then on Perch used his long arms to keep his opponent at bay and took a close decision.

Aaron Beckford (Droitwich) lost an entertaining bout to K Whitcome (Geddington) before Warwick heavyweight Oliver Lambert and Kineton’s Lee Hopkins entered the ring to dwarf referee Gary Anderson.

Starting fast, Lambert did not allow Lee to settle. As Lee rumbled forward, he walked on to a storm of punches, with the referee deciding he had seen enough in the second round and stopping the bout in favour of the Racing Club man.

Much-improved Jamie Hamlin (Cleary’s) was unlucky not to receive the decision over Geddington’s experienced Kevin Valmar.

Hamlin was busy throughout the three rounds and looked well in control, but the judges thought otherwise and gave a majority verdict to Valmar.