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O tHM I ^ ' with last term’s Prizefighter
Vwinner;Rocky Fielding may ; be off the cards, but it won’t
. Centre on Saturday - his ■
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eighth.professional bout
- The represenfatives of RJnckledgehad actively put his name; forward for the , challenge, though F rank
- declining the purse. . ‘Tt’s not going to come off,” said Blackledge’s trainer
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" an d ap p a ren t ly Rocky wanted more money than the promoters were prepared to pay- “I t wasn’t something that
-'Jason Curtis. ■ - . spoke to his manager
:Warrenis. unbeaten super- middleweight protege has reportedly withdrawn after
■ be Ipng before formidable -fighter Luke Blackledge gets hisshpL : ■ .;Xhe C l ith e ro e b o x er maintained his 100% record with victory over Robert Studzinski at Oldham Sports
Ji C J r 1 j T I K P Ring Featherweight and WBC and A'CENTRAL area title contest
+V-VV- T -W X
Marco Antonio Barrera is coming to the Ribble Valley. ■ ’
IS the man behind the lucrative capture of the 37-year-old boxing legend, who boasted 67 wins and 44 knockouts from 75 professional contests. It s a strange one with Barrera
_ l^ e Mexican boxer, nicknamed the Baby-Faced Assassin, is topping the Dill for an exclusive dinner event to be held at the Stirk House Hotel and Restaurant in Gisbum, Clitheroe. Kevin Maree, of Maree Promotions,
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, f o r m e r two-time WBO Super bantamweight, W^C, Lineal and The
I IBF Super featherweight champion-
coming to the area and it’s generating a lot of talk,” said Kevin.
- Ray Leonard, Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe.
to the gym as well, it’s like a hotbed for these kind of people.
We get a lot of big names coming ‘
with these evenings. We always put on a good show and ensure that everyone has the opportunity to meet the speaker and have photos taken.
“He’s a massive name. It’ll be a veiy interesting evening.
_ We’ve always had great success
^ough, including Roberto Duran, Roy Jones Jnr, Mike Tyson, Sugar
We ve brought them all over here
vye’re able to attract these names. We’re like a little Mecca for boxing.”
can do so at
www.mareepromotions.
co.uk.
challenge at Wembley Arena on Friday March 16th.
Boxing, faces undefeated George Groves in a super-middleweight title
Anderson’s career is on the horizon. o The 29-year-old Scot, who fights
ut of Gisbum-based Maree Leisure Elsewhere, the biggest fight of Kenny
held next Tuesday, are priced at £60 and includes a three-course meal. -Anybody wanting to purchase a ticket
Tickets for the event, which is being . “A lot of people can’t believe that
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Barrera
prepared and in considerablv greater shape than last time.
now and the gameplan is in pface We just want to press the fast forw’ard I tne " .
rainer Kevin. “He’s done most of the hard oraft
third round, only to fight back and stop the Edinburgh hardman in the sixth. But Anderson is much better
t “He’s in perfect condition,” said his
his record, after taking the fight at late' notice. Groves was heavily floored in the
defeat at the hands of Groves fn November 2010, the only blemish on
Anderson will be looking to avenge
to be a durable fighter, but Luke overpowered him and stopped him within 30 seconds of the third round.
and he picked up the pace in the second, and at that point we were confident of stopping
“Luke’s fitness prevailed ■ - • -'>'5
highly-regarded Kokoro Pro-Boxing fighter to launch a serious assault on the British pyramid and this lates t triumph is expected to lift Blackledge in to the top-20 light heavyweight contenders. to-And there’s certainly more
-brunt of i t ” Cur tis had backed his
follow.
punishment and the referee had to stop iL “Robert wasn’t much of a mover so he really took the
the same combination twice - right uppercut, left hook and right cross - so at that point he’d taken too much
“Luke caught him with
HIGHEST WINS: Ben Waddington challenges for the ball with Duncan Watmore (9) in the foreground
Curtis said. • “His opponent was known
much power and agilityTor his Polish foe at the Weekend,- eventually forcing a stoppage early in the third found with a devastating combination which he executed twice. “He performcd-brilliantly,”
samething that happens in the nearJnture.” Blackledge packed too
had been confirmed anyway — it was just a case of us putting Luke’s name forward. • ' - “T h e y ’ve p u l le d the show off now hut it may be
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depths of the First Division North table, seven points from the drop zone, following three defeats on the bounce and an accumulation of two points in seven games.
followers and officials of Chtheroe Football Club that nobody is feeling the pain more than him.
But Garner can assure
life in to this club and made plenty of sacrifices. ■ : “I found this club in a far darker place than it’s currently' ,.in. I’ve rescued it before and
more then me, I can assure you of that,’’he said. “I’ye put seyen years of my
I maintain that belief that we can recover again.’’ •' ■ ■
With seven pointe separating
the Blues from the drop zone, there’s nd'denying they will have to f i^ t to maintain their status in this division.
manager of the month awards under his belt, is determined to continue that success; “There’s nobody hurting
of his life to the Ribble Valley club as chairman. His hard work and commitment to the cause saw the Blues improve on their First Division North - placement each year.; ■ ^d the how boss, wth two
Garner dedicated six years
BLUES boss Carl Garner is urging supporters to get behind his team as they bid to survive a relegation dogfight. The club has sunk in to the
by Dan Black
' Durham City when we lost 2-1 on Saturday.
out of games even when we’re playing well.
m“We don’t like scoring at the
Duncan Watmore, who has had two very good games.
probably the best performance of the season - we’re all working hard but the results aren’t coming.
C u rzo n A sh to n was
stay afloat and build for the future, and Gamer hai already confimed verbal agreements with three experienced players tor next season.
before the weekend fixture'at Radcliffe Borough.
good enough at the moment, as the table doesn’t lie - we are where we deserve to be.” The challenge-now is to
“But we are obviously not
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oment either. “The shining light has been
friKtrahng and hard to take. “We’re not getting anything
something from the match. “ I t ’s d i s a p p o in t in g ,
“We sh o u ld ’ve taken
are improving, but accepts that results and the league table suggest that they are not good enough at the moment. He said: “I didn’t feel there was anything between us and
. Garner says performances
together and get behind these young lads. I’m convinced that relegation won’t be an issue. “I ’ve put in seven days’ notice on a big target man
Gamer said: “If we all stick
who we are hopeful will j'oin us before the weekend, and there may be a new arrival on the
coaching/management front to enhance the set-up, which we are excited about.
agreements with three senior top quality non-league players
“ I ’ve also got verbal
got to stick together, stay in : this division and add some real quah'ty.
animal next season, that I can assure all Blues supporters.”
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