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Clitheroe fighter Luke Black- ledge is staying true to his word after rejecting a lucrative con test with AndreDirrell. .
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_ Sabden speedster Alistair Haworth has v moved in to the top 15 racers in the Duke Road Race rankings.
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Haworth, who competes in thelightweight class on his Yamaha FZR 400 motorbike, has had a storming 2014 season after be ing crowned the UK road and track racing champion • his first ever national champi onship triumph.
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1 ^against 26 other riders at Oliver’s Mount in Scarborough and Cadwell Park in Lincoln-
g shire,Haworthrecordedapodiumfinishin all seven of the races that he entered which includedfive wins,asecondplacefinish and a solitary third.
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didn’t have to race at Cad weB Park,” he said. “Thechampionshipbrings both disciplines of road racing and short circuit racing to gether but I excelled on the former. “It was very comfortable in the end. I
ended up with 87 points ini the end and the runner-up, Justin Waring, finished with 34 points. To win a national championship is superb and it’s a great feeling. I’ve won club championships in the past so this is all building towards my CV.” Haworth scooped the Manx Grand Prix
championship - which takes place on the. 37-mile Isle of Man Mountain course - after eight years of trying during the 2013 cam paign. Andhe’sdelighted to addyetanother landmark: “TheManxGrandPrixisincred- ibly prestigious because of its history and the circuit that it’s run on. This is another milestone in my career and I’m proud of it,” Haworth, who earned the fourth and
fifth international victories of his career at : the Southern Too’ event in July, also Iand-
. edthePhilMellorTrophyattheSteveHen- shawGoldCupIntemationalmeetatOliver’s Mount-thepenultimateroundoftheterm. “It’s another piece of silverware to add
to the collection,” said Haworth. The worst I’ve finished allyear is third so I've had a very goodseason. I've woneverythingapart from tworaces.”
Racers such as Dean Harrison, James
Cowton, Michael Dunlop, Dan Kneen, Guy Martin arid Ivan Lintin continue to domi nate Duke Road Race's top 10 - which takes in to account lower profile events as well as
thelsleofManTT.theUlsterGrandPrixand the Macau Grand Prix in Hong Kong. . “I’m in the top 15 and I’ve only covered seven rounds,” Haworth beamed. “The top 10 is boxed off with some incredible guys. There’s some big names up there. It’s good to be recognised and among them.”
The 24-year-oldi who has fought 2i times in a four-year professional tenure, vowed to draw in the reins on a tumultu ous career. , Dirrell was an-Olympic
bronze medalist at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece. The American South paw has gone on to win 22 of • his 23 outings with the Matrix’s only blemish being inflicted by four-time world champion Carl Froch. After being given three
week’s notice for the contest in Los Angeles, Blackledge said: “I had to turn it down. He’s a world class fighter and I was only given three week’s notice to fight him. The money offered wasn’t great either and the risk has to be worth the re ward. “But at least I’m being con sidered for these fights. Doors
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are starting to open for me. It’s great that I’ve been given that opportunity to fight in America but it wasn’t right for me. He’s only ever lost to Carl Froch! ” Blackledge, who defeated
Ghanaian behemoth Philip Kotey at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall earlier in the month, added: “He’s won a bronze medal at the Olympics as well. Many people believe that he beat Froch but the de cision went against him. He’s a top fighter. “I sat down with my trainer
Alex Matvienko and we decid ed against it. We didn't need to take the fight and I don’t want to be taking backwards steps now because there is the risk that I’d get beat. I hadn’t been given enough time to prepare. “They wanted me to do a
10-round fight with him and there wasn’t a title on the line. It just seemed pretty point less. It’s nice to be linked with these names though. I’m being offered the fights and I’ll take them only when I’m ready.”
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