And a strong team has assembled since, which includes
Gary Barr as trainer, Chris Clayton: MSC Performance Nutritionist, Andre Tulip:
Physiotherapist, Martin Nugent and Louis Cunningham: Strength and conditioning
coaches, Michael Briggs (MFB media): Digital and social media officer, Steven
White: Chief photographer and our media officer, Nathan Orr.
Strong foundations have been laid for the Fighting
Chance stable, and the whole team work tirelessly to put the boxers in the best
position possible - which is the least they deserve in such a tough
sport.
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| Craig Dixon with Gary Barr |
Jon-Lewis and Travis Dickinson have achieved great things in boxing, and it's a tremendous feat that both have won the Prizefighter tournament, which was aired live on Sky Sports.
After winning the competition, Jon-Lewis went on to win the Northern Area title, English title, and became the first boxer from Tyneside to retain the Lonsdale belt outright.
Meanwhile, Travis Dickinson has boxed in front of huge audiences.
The highlight being when 2.6 million people tuned into his fight against Matty
Clarkson, which was aired on Channel 5 and was hailed as a fight of the year
contender.
In his upcoming fight, Travis has the opportunity to
redeem his last defeat when he defends his English title, live on Boxnation, on
October 30th against Miles Shinkwin.
Following the announcement that Matchroom Sport were
coming to the north east after signing Bradley Saunders, we were introduced to
Eddie Hearn and duly negotiated that Jon-Lewis and Travis would box on the
Metro Radio Arena bill in April.
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| Reigning English light heavyweight champion, Travis Dickinson. |
The highlight of the night for many was Jon-Lewis
outboxing and stopping Stephen Simmons to win the WBC International title. For
us it proved that by fully supporting our fighters, it provides the biggest
platform for them to deliver.
In the past year, we have also kept our fighters busy by
working with Steve Wraith and Relentless Promotions.
We have added a number of exciting talents to
our stable. Fijian heavyweight Jone TK joined earlier this summer and comes with
a good amateur pedigree.
Also joining the team is Mark White who has boxed for
England. It’s exciting to see how Mark will adapt to the professional game, and
he will make his debut on September 18 on the ‘New Kids On The Block’ show, which
will be promoted by Steve Wraith and Relentless Promotions.
Lewis Scott holds a bright future and we look forward
to seeing how far he can go in the sport. In the last few months, we have worked
hard on getting him back to his best after injury troubles.
We are proud to have provided Andrew Buchanan a final
chance in boxing, as we look to provide the opportunities he
deserves. We were thoroughly disappointed that his Northern Area title shot
fell through due to O’Neill picking up an injury. But Andy’s attitude is second
to none, and he would cause problems for any fighter at domestic level.
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| New signings Jone TK and Mark White |
We are happy to work with everyone and anyone for the
best interests of our fighters and we are able to get these opportunities due
to the ability of our boxers and the dedication of the team behind them.
Fighting Chance Promotions would like to thank all of
our partners and sponsors who make things possible. Special thanks must go to
MFB media, ImagesBSW, Portland Consulting Engineers, Arch Homes, WM utilities,
Onesign print and digital, Ravensworth Construction, Zoemick commercials, Wear
Mini Mix, Roflow, Winns Solicitors, Intu Metroentre, Made Television and
VGS Global.
Together we are #TeamFC.
