Boxing News magazine 21.2.2003 Download pdf

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POCKET-sized Luton lightweight
GRAHAIVI EARL waits for no
one. He crashed on to the
domestic championship scene
in quicker time than manager
Frank Maloney had anticipated - this
was Graham's 17th fight (all wins) -
with a stunning second-round dismissal
of favoured STEVE MURRAY at the
Conference Centre.
Earl retained his Southern Area title in this
scheduled 12-rounder but, more importantly,
took a giant step closer to contesting the British
crown (this was also an eliminator) held by
Bradford's Bobby Vanzle.
Seeing as Vanzie is under orders to defend
against mandatory contender Jon Thaxton (see
pages 2-3), Earl may take an alternative route
to progress.

HURTFUL body shots proved
too much for Sheffield's
Daniel Thorpe as Eddie
Nevins won the vacant
Central Area super-feather
belt at The Willows.
This bill-topper, over 10 rounds, was every
bit as enthralling as the preceding three fights
on Steve Wood's Sunday afternoon show in a
suite at Salford's rugby league stadium.
In the main event it was Nevins, from nearby
Levenshulme, who came out on top despite a
slow start against the Ingle fighter.
While Daniel's record doesn't make great
reading, many of his defeats have come after
he has taken fights at short notice and often
against heavier men.
But he had six weeks to prepare for this and
for five rounds it looked as though he could
come away with the title.
Nevins (9st 3 IMIbs) had clearly expected
the fight to go beyond the halfway stage as he
tracked and stalked the

THE Southern Counties prelims took place on February 15 at Bexhill Athletic Club,
where the finals happen tomorrow (Saturday February 22).
RESULTS and finals line-up: 48: no entry. 51: STEPHEN BRAZIL (Aldershot & Farnham) w/o. 54: JASON
BOUSQUET (St Mary's) w/o.
57: Final: Andrew Goff (St Mary's) v Geoff Mitchell (Basingstoke).
60: Quarter-finals: Matthew Tew (Southampton) outpd Warren Ounkley (Swanley) 33-18, Lee Cook (Foley)
outpd Simon Tobias (Waking) 17-4. Semi-finals: Ben Jones (Crawley) outpd Barry Buchanan (Hastings West
Hill) 14-7, Matthew Tew outpd Cook 27-18.
64: Quarter-finals: Frank Jones (Woking) outpd Adam Martin (Foley) unan on pen-and-paper, Andrew Tew
(Southampton) outpd Shane Watson (Lawrence) 14-11. Semi-finals: Neil Wray (Southwick) ko'd Jones 1st,
Andrew Tew outpd John Berry (Sandwich) 35-23.
69: Quarter-final: Ian Hudson (Faversham) outpd Jay Morris (Newport, Isle of Wight) 22-8. Semi-finals:
Scott Woolford (The Grange) outpd Andy Young (Crawley) 35-17, Martin Welsh (Swanley) ko'd Hudson 3rd.
75: Final: Danny Goode (Lawrence) w Steve Ede (Southampton).
81: Semi-final: Daniel Taylor (Southampton) stpd D. Orwell (Shepway) 3rd cut eye. Final: Taylor v Gary Kelly
(Portsmouth Stacey).
91: Final: Felix Booker (Hove) v Stephen Reed (White Hawk).
91&: Final: Gary Potter (The Grange) v Meldin Thomas (Woking).