Thames Valley ABC Review

Skills bouts were up first and my lad Stanley Dodge was TVABC’s first boxer out against William Eva (Alive ABC), Stan was out to impress after a very disappointing showing last time out and it really showed. Primarily a defensive fighter he took the centre of the ring for the first 30 seconds throwing a nice looking jab and keeping Eva off balance. He tried desperately to rally and find some success but Stan kept a tight guard and boxed beautifully off the back foot peppering his opponent with jabs and backhands whilst deflecting everything else. Credit must go to Eva though as he never stopped coming and had some success when manoeuvring Stan into the corner. Both boys got and deserved a second round of applause at the final bell.

Next up was Ysobel Dodge in her long awaited debut as she took on the extremely skilful Symayyah Smith (Priory Park ABC), both girls were nervy at the start but Symayyah took the centre of the ring and kept the smaller girl at bay with strong looking jabs. Taking after her brother Ysobel took the defensive route and sat back to counter punch but Smith was too fast sometimes and pushed her back. A really good technical bout by both girls and Ysobel left the ring absolutely beaming with pride and happiness. Time will tell but we’ve got some real superstars on show.

The skills bouts are done, the lights seem to fade as we get ready for the proper bouts, and expectations are high tonight as we have a lot of very good boxers but will they shine on the night.

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