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It’s lucky number seven for Qasim!
Maree Boxing’s Qasim Ni- az extended his winning streak with victory over Matthew Ashmole at King George's Hall.
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By Da n B l a c k
Daniel.black@
jpress.co.uk Twitter@DanBlack84
Luke
ver supremo, who was probably given a bigger test when work
Rovers midfielder David Dunn was ringside as Clitheroe box- erLukeBiackledgeretainedhis fringeVVBCstrap.
The World Boxing Council’s number39super-middleweight
. g^sawoff the challenge of Bulgarr ^ianKonstantinAlexandrovwith ease as he was awarded all eight roundsbytheringsidejudgesat
© King George’s Hall. It was a comfortable nights work for the International Sil
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ing thepadswithGaryBowyer's squad at Brockhall a few weeks ago.
The 24-year-old, featuring
in his sixth title bout after just 22 professional contests, was laigelyunexposedagainstalate stand-in whoappeared remark able unambitious. . Alexandrov refused to open
up, remaining completely in hibited in his display, leaving Blackledge to put in to practice the teachings of his training camp with Alex Matvienko.
“I eqjoyed the fight and prac
tised some of the techniques I’d been working on in the gym - stepping to the side and work ing his body,” said Blackledge. “I didn’t get caught with much either. I think he landed one good shot. . . “It’shardtolookgoodagainst
fighters like that. He never re- • ally came out to fight and just stayed in his shell. It’s another win though and another eight rounds in thebag. I workedhard but I just couldn’t hit him with anything clean because his de fence was really tight.”
He added: “He had a similar
kind of defence to Arthur Ab raham. It’s a European thing I think; really tight with elbows tucked inandhandsheld high. It doesn’t give you much to aim at.
“It was a good win but my
hands werq bruised after the fight. His head was solid so my knuckles and fingers were sore because I'd hit him there so manytimes.” . . That was victory number 18 for the one-time unlicensed fighter, who is now targeting a
bigtitlefightin20J5.Blackledge
has declared that he’ll train - throughout the festive period
■ inanticipationofalucrativelate Christmas present.
“Hopefully that should open
doorsfornextyearnow.I’vehad 22 professional fights so in 2015 I want a shot at the Common-
' wealth or British title,” he said. “IVegotafeelingl’mgoingto be offered a big fight at the last
minute so I’ll be straight back in thegym. I want to be ready to
jump in for it if anything comes up. That belt is mine to keep now so I’m moving on to bigger titles."
The22-year-oldmadeitsev- en wins from as many pro fessional contests when referee Alvin Finch heldhis arm aloft to signal a 40-36 points victory. After the latest tri
umph Niaz took to social networking site Facebook, stating: “Awesome night It’s an amazing feeling boxing in front of my home crowd again. Too much love for you all. ; . “Thank you for taking
time out to support me. Words can’t describe how I
. feel and all the work I put in makesitworthwhilewithall your support. Love you all. “Also big thank you to
my sponsors AMTLawyers, H&S Interiors and DVR Car
Valeting. Again words can’t describe how much I ap preciate your support; tru- iyblessed. “Finally thanks to the
main man - my coach Kevin Maree and all of Maree Lei sure."
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