Saturday 2nd of November 2013
The weather was horrendous as I made my way west to Ayrshire, and there were times I had to slow down to 20 miles per hour. The windscreen wipers where going faster than Usain Bolt’s leg’s in the last 20 of the 100 metres.
This was the main event of the evening
Ryan ‘Electric’ Collins, Irvine V Mariusz Bak, Poland 6 X 3 minutes International Super-Featherweight contest.
The white stripes ‘Seven Nation Army’ was belting out the sound system, but I could hardly hear the intro music for the crowd screaming, there’s not been that much screaming in Ayrshire since the days of The Bay City Rollers. Ryan Collins made his way through the crowd to the ring like Moses coming through the Red Sea. Due to the last show being cancelled Collins came out his corner looking anxious to get on with his work. Southpaw Bak was mainly throwing single shots comprising of jabs and straight overhand lefts. Collins teed off with a straight left-right followed by a salvo of various punches, a stiff jab and a venomous body assault. In the 2nd round Collins was mostly leading with a thunderous right hand and adding an acrimonious left hook that shook the head of Bak who had little resolve. There was a good exchange of punches at the start of the 3rd, but Collins was now in his comfort zone, planting his feet on the ground and digging in with his shots, he stopped an oncoming Bak in his track with a jab and an accurate right to the body. His strength of punches was beginning to tell on Bak who was cut on the left eyebrow, and then above the right eye. The referee had to momentarily stop the fight to wipe the blood off Bak’s face. Collins rushed in and threw a solid accurate right-left, dipped and came back over the top with a nice left hook before the bell rang. The crowd were going wild; they had made a song up for Collins, and were singing that loud you’d think you were at a football match. In the 4th Collins came out banging with powerful straight right-left’s, Bak made an effort but the referee had to step in and stop the contest after only 46 seconds of the round.
The referee awarded the contest to Ryan ‘Electric’ Collins by TKO 4 and remains Unbeaten
Craig Docherty, Glasgow V Chris Jenkinson, Bolton 6 X 3 minutes Welterweight contest
Former Commonwealth Champion Hot Property Docherty had been out the ring for 3 years, so this was a big test in many ways for the Doc. In the early rounds Docherty was dominating his opponent primarily pummelling Jenkinson to the body with blistering shots, winding up his right hand as a decoy and unleashing more of the same. Docherty looked comfortable, setting the pace, utilizing excellent hip movement by slipping punches with ease. Docherty looked like he was having fun toying and teasing his opponent, the former champion commanded respect and Jenkinson did little more than oblige. The pace slowed down in the latter stages of the fight, Jenkinson let go a few punches in the last round but it was too little too late. As the bell signalled the end of the fight both boxers looked tired.
The referee scored the contest 60-55 in favour of Craig Docherty
Sammy ‘The Bull’ Hill, Symington V Ryan Field, Chesterfield 4 X 3 minutes Welterweight contest
Field looked like a strong customer who threw slightly the larger volume of punches consisting of a variety of shots at the beginning of the fight, Hill was content to sit back, stick out the jab, doubling it up and throwing an overhand right at times. Hill covered up well, and was the more accurate puncher. Hill stepped up the pace employing the same tactics, a hard right hand from Field was returned in kind by a crisp sharp strong right to the head by Hill. An eye-catching left uppercut by field was followed by three flash jabs by hill. The Bull was in total charge by the 3rd landing strong stiff jabs that were taking their toll on Field, who by this time was cut above the left eye – it was an impressive round from Hill. He continued the same form in the last round bringing both hands into play more often. A snappy left-right from hill pushed Field back, but Field came back with a good left jab. Field moved Hill with a clean left hook; Hill came back with a three punch combination and a sturdy left-right that were bang on the money before the bell rang that brought closure to the end of a good fight.
The Referee scored the contest 39-38 in favour of Sammy ‘The Bull’ Hill
Michael Jameson, Irvine V Bheki Moyo, London 4 X 3 minutes Welterweight contest
This fight was all about debutant Michael Jameson; he was sticking out the jab like a pump action shot gun. He demonstrated an array of lightning fast punches that were hard to register by the human eye. Moyo threw a few swinging clubbing shots that were missing the target by a country mile, he did more ducking than John the Baptist. Jameson never let up in his attack; he even managed the Muhammad Ali shuffle mid way through the 3rd round. Jameson staggered Moyo with a straight left-right, totally outclassing his opponent. A left screw shot followed by another straight left-right burst the nose of Moyo, the blood was flying everywhere. Jameson’s back was covered in blood, but he worked away to the body and head before the final bell rang.
The referee scored the contest 40-36 in favour of Michael Jamieson
Hugh Gray, Glasgow V Lee Quinn, Wales 4 X 3 minutes Light-Welterweight contest
This looked like the makings of a good fight. Quinn stuck out a jab followed by big swinging right hand to the head that landed clean on the jaw of Gray who retaliated with a three punch combination. Quinn caught Gray with a left to the solar plexus; Gray landed a straight left-right, another overhand right put Quinn on the canvass. The referee stepped in and began a count of 8, however, before the referee finished the count he waved his hands in the air deeming Quinn was in no fit state to continue after only 53 seconds.
The referee awarded the contest to Hugh Gray by TKO 1 and remains Unbeaten
Alex Morrison knows how to put on a good show, the atmosphere was fantastic and so was the crowd. You could summarize the night by saying there was definitely Fireworks at The Grand Hall.
By Raymond Fraser Buchanan
The weather was horrendous as I made my way west to Ayrshire, and there were times I had to slow down to 20 miles per hour. The windscreen wipers where going faster than Usain Bolt’s leg’s in the last 20 of the 100 metres.
This was the main event of the evening
Ryan ‘Electric’ Collins, Irvine V Mariusz Bak, Poland 6 X 3 minutes International Super-Featherweight contest.
The white stripes ‘Seven Nation Army’ was belting out the sound system, but I could hardly hear the intro music for the crowd screaming, there’s not been that much screaming in Ayrshire since the days of The Bay City Rollers. Ryan Collins made his way through the crowd to the ring like Moses coming through the Red Sea. Due to the last show being cancelled Collins came out his corner looking anxious to get on with his work. Southpaw Bak was mainly throwing single shots comprising of jabs and straight overhand lefts. Collins teed off with a straight left-right followed by a salvo of various punches, a stiff jab and a venomous body assault. In the 2nd round Collins was mostly leading with a thunderous right hand and adding an acrimonious left hook that shook the head of Bak who had little resolve. There was a good exchange of punches at the start of the 3rd, but Collins was now in his comfort zone, planting his feet on the ground and digging in with his shots, he stopped an oncoming Bak in his track with a jab and an accurate right to the body. His strength of punches was beginning to tell on Bak who was cut on the left eyebrow, and then above the right eye. The referee had to momentarily stop the fight to wipe the blood off Bak’s face. Collins rushed in and threw a solid accurate right-left, dipped and came back over the top with a nice left hook before the bell rang. The crowd were going wild; they had made a song up for Collins, and were singing that loud you’d think you were at a football match. In the 4th Collins came out banging with powerful straight right-left’s, Bak made an effort but the referee had to step in and stop the contest after only 46 seconds of the round.
The referee awarded the contest to Ryan ‘Electric’ Collins by TKO 4 and remains Unbeaten
Craig Docherty, Glasgow V Chris Jenkinson, Bolton 6 X 3 minutes Welterweight contest
Former Commonwealth Champion Hot Property Docherty had been out the ring for 3 years, so this was a big test in many ways for the Doc. In the early rounds Docherty was dominating his opponent primarily pummelling Jenkinson to the body with blistering shots, winding up his right hand as a decoy and unleashing more of the same. Docherty looked comfortable, setting the pace, utilizing excellent hip movement by slipping punches with ease. Docherty looked like he was having fun toying and teasing his opponent, the former champion commanded respect and Jenkinson did little more than oblige. The pace slowed down in the latter stages of the fight, Jenkinson let go a few punches in the last round but it was too little too late. As the bell signalled the end of the fight both boxers looked tired.
The referee scored the contest 60-55 in favour of Craig Docherty
Sammy ‘The Bull’ Hill, Symington V Ryan Field, Chesterfield 4 X 3 minutes Welterweight contest
Field looked like a strong customer who threw slightly the larger volume of punches consisting of a variety of shots at the beginning of the fight, Hill was content to sit back, stick out the jab, doubling it up and throwing an overhand right at times. Hill covered up well, and was the more accurate puncher. Hill stepped up the pace employing the same tactics, a hard right hand from Field was returned in kind by a crisp sharp strong right to the head by Hill. An eye-catching left uppercut by field was followed by three flash jabs by hill. The Bull was in total charge by the 3rd landing strong stiff jabs that were taking their toll on Field, who by this time was cut above the left eye – it was an impressive round from Hill. He continued the same form in the last round bringing both hands into play more often. A snappy left-right from hill pushed Field back, but Field came back with a good left jab. Field moved Hill with a clean left hook; Hill came back with a three punch combination and a sturdy left-right that were bang on the money before the bell rang that brought closure to the end of a good fight.
The Referee scored the contest 39-38 in favour of Sammy ‘The Bull’ Hill
Michael Jameson, Irvine V Bheki Moyo, London 4 X 3 minutes Welterweight contest
This fight was all about debutant Michael Jameson; he was sticking out the jab like a pump action shot gun. He demonstrated an array of lightning fast punches that were hard to register by the human eye. Moyo threw a few swinging clubbing shots that were missing the target by a country mile, he did more ducking than John the Baptist. Jameson never let up in his attack; he even managed the Muhammad Ali shuffle mid way through the 3rd round. Jameson staggered Moyo with a straight left-right, totally outclassing his opponent. A left screw shot followed by another straight left-right burst the nose of Moyo, the blood was flying everywhere. Jameson’s back was covered in blood, but he worked away to the body and head before the final bell rang.
The referee scored the contest 40-36 in favour of Michael Jamieson
Hugh Gray, Glasgow V Lee Quinn, Wales 4 X 3 minutes Light-Welterweight contest
This looked like the makings of a good fight. Quinn stuck out a jab followed by big swinging right hand to the head that landed clean on the jaw of Gray who retaliated with a three punch combination. Quinn caught Gray with a left to the solar plexus; Gray landed a straight left-right, another overhand right put Quinn on the canvass. The referee stepped in and began a count of 8, however, before the referee finished the count he waved his hands in the air deeming Quinn was in no fit state to continue after only 53 seconds.
The referee awarded the contest to Hugh Gray by TKO 1 and remains Unbeaten
Alex Morrison knows how to put on a good show, the atmosphere was fantastic and so was the crowd. You could summarize the night by saying there was definitely Fireworks at The Grand Hall.
By Raymond Fraser Buchanan
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