FIGHTING CHANCE AND LEE MOULD PEN PARTNERSHIP

Fighting Chance are proud to unveil the signing of Lee Mould on a promotional contract.

Having boxed on the last two Fighting Chance shows, most recently stopping Dwayne Sheldon within three rounds, Mould will fight exclusively for Fighting Chance Promotions whilst maintaining his current manager/trainer set-up with Mal Gates.

As a fighter, the ‘Mackem Mexican’ is exactly the type of signing any promotion would crave - an aggressive and exciting fighter who fought for the English Welterweight title in only his 9th professional bout. 

However inactivity has hindered the Sunderland-born boxer, and although he is regaining momentum with two fights in six months on Fighting Chance shows, Mould only fought once in 2014. Be it down to opponents dropping out or an inability to find game opposition, this proved to be an extremely frustrating time in Moulds career.

In singing with Fighting Chance Lee Mould will find this consistency. With a bulk of talent training at the Fighting Chance gym, and promotional contracts being an avenue Fighting Chance absolutely wish to go down, the promotion have the kind of stable which warrants a packed rota of shows. It was this regularity in bouts which led to Mould and his team singing with Fighting Chance, and the boxer himself was quick to outline his future plans within the partnership.

‘The short term plans are that we get out on December 3rd on the Fighting Chance show. Long term - if we can get a British, English or Commonwealth belt with Fighting Chance, that’s our long term plan.’

The fact that Lee Mould already has a date set for his next bout - a show which his new promoter hinted could be a lot closer to home for Mould, clearly shows how Fighting Chance aim to keep the former English title challenger both hungry and busy. One man that shares this ambition is Moulds trainer and manager Mal Gates, who feels this is the right move for the boxer at the right time in his career.

‘At this stage this is the right step for Lee Moulds; we need to put structure to Lee’s career.

We need to move him forward - he’s stagnated too long’.

Providing structure is one promise Fighting Chance promoter Lewis Pendleton can make. With the promotion already showing this year they have the ability to consistently put on talent-packed shows, Pendleton believes that the promotional signing will not only benefit Lee Mould, but can be advantageous to the North East boxing scene as a whole.

‘Lee Mould is a very exciting and well established fighter in the region and it’s great to have him on a promotional contract working alongside Mal Gates as his manager.

This is the first hopefully of many promotional signings.

We want to work with everybody - for me the North East only grows if we work together.’

This desire for the regions scene to succeed is one which has been echoed many times by Fighting Chance. The explosion in talent and exposure within the North West region is clear proof that for a region to succeed, promotions and managers must work together, rather than against each other.

A key factor behind the success of any fighter, promotion and ultimately region is publicity, and Fighting Chance provide this perfectly in their partnership with the TV channel ‘Made in Tyne and Wear’. The opportunity to allow Lee Mould to fight in front of a vastly wider audience was one Moulds’ management team could not let slip.

‘This is the umbrella we need to be under for Lee - he should be fighting for titles, he’s a ‘TV’ fighter, he’s an exciting fighter and with Lewis we’re going to get more structure to his career.

Lee needs meaningful fights.’

The partnership between Lee Mould and Fighting Chance benefits both parties; Fighting Chance have an exciting and ambitious fighter who will be looking to make a strong statement within the next year, whilst Mould and his team finally get the consistency in bouts, and structure to his career, that he so rightly deserves. Moulds feelings towards the relationship were summed up in a suitably simple manner.

‘Boxing is my life - if I’m fighting, I’m happy.’

 Credits: Declan Bell (author), peepmagazine (photography)