BRIAN ROSE – Recently defended his English Light-Middleweight Title against Martin Welsh and hopes to get the nod to challenge Prince Arron for the British.

JAZZA DICKENS – Moved to 3-0 looking good with a convincing points win shown live on Eurosprt over Stoyan Serbezov

STEPHEN JENNINGS –Has accepted the challenge off Derry Mathews and now cannot wait until the 30th July for the fight.

LEE JENNINGS – Takes on undefeated Chris Trueman in Sheffield on the 25th June

KARL PLACE/RICK GODDIN/JOHN QUIGLEY/RYAN FARRAG/ANTHONY SMITH – All box on the FTM Sports 11th June show in Liverpool .

KENNY ANDERSON – After watching the Degale v Groves fight he is itching to get back in action and a new date will be confirmed soon.

NEXT SHOWS

June 25th George Carnell –A large 10 fight card to be announced shortly

July 10th Colne Municipal – The rearranged show will now have locals Shayne Singleton and Stevie Taylor back in action.

July 24th The Frontier – This Batley show will be headed by Josh Warrington who has turned down the chance to box on SKY so he can fight close to home

RUNNING ORDER FOR VIP SHOW AT LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE TONIGHT (FRIDAY 6th MAY)

7.30pm Terry Needham v Matt Seawright
7.55pm Aaron Michael Jnr v Ryan Clark
8.20pm Phil Fury v Lewis Byrne
8.40pm Maxine McCarthy v Zsofia Zobeo
9.00pm Mike Stafford v Lee Kellett
9.20pm Craig Boardman v Carl Allen
9.45pm Chris Johnson v Neil Beevers – CA WELTERWEIGHT TITLE

Tickets available on the door which opens from 6.45pm , bar inside venue and the Park Hotel is opposite.

VIP FIGHT RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK – 10 OUT WITH 1 LOSS (and did he really lose ?)

MIKE ROBINSON – Golly took the fight to Ashley Sexton over 8 rounds and clearly landed the better quality punches but lost 78-76 on points ??. This was shown live on SKY and feedback from friends in the North all had him winning .

TOMMY COYLE – Became the British Master Lightweight Champion with a convincing points win over champion Mark McCullough

JOSH WARRINGTON – Moved to 8-0 with a dominant points victory over Ex British Champion Mark Callaghan and confirmed he is one to watch out for.

BILLY DAWSON – Beat Robert Deacon with a points victory on his pro debut

JAMES CUNNINGHAM – Also had a points victory on his pro debut.

ARRON TAYLOR – Beat late stand in Bobby Wood on points in a 4 round contest.

JOHN QUIGLEY – Impressed with a 40-36 points victory over the game Chuck Jones.

KEVIN SATCHELL – Moved to 5-0 and gained valuable experience over foreign opposition

RYAN FARAG – Also beat a foreigner over points and is now 3-0.

STEVE HARKIN – Had his first 6×3 contest and got a draw in a entertaining contest with Terry Caruthers who had previously beaten Steve.

STEVE HARKIN – Is desperate to reverse his only loss to date and takes on his conqueror Terry Caruthers in a rematch next week on the FTM sports SKY show in Liverpool which is also topped by a rematch in Stephen Smith v John Simpson which should be another cracker .

MIKE ROBINSON – Golly was also due to be on the Liverpool show against former opponent Ross Burkinshaw , but Ross has withdrew and Mike has now took the opportunity to fight Ashley Sexton in a 8 round chief support to Darren Barker on the Matchroom show in London on the 30th April. Golly sees this as a chance to jump the queue for a title

JOSH WARRINGTON – Continues his progress with a 6 round contest against former British Champion Mark Callaghan on the City Hall showdown event in Hull on the 28th April topped by local man Tommy Coyle going for his first title , tickets available from all boxers or from www.steviesmithboxing.com

CHRIS JOHNSON – Will defend his CA title against the undefeated Neil Beavers on the 10 fight value for money VIP show at Leigh on the 6th May ,tickets are still available on www.vipbe.co.uk

GARY DAVIES – Is back in the gym following the removal of the hand cast after a successful operation by leading specialist Mike Hayton ,he hopes to get an outing before the end of the season and then the mission to revenge his loss to Stuart Hall will begin. Gary has vowed to retire if he was to lose again to Stuart Hall.

BRIAN ROSE – Is training hard for his 13th May English title defence and will be ready to step up to British level if anything goes pear shape with the Sam Webb v Prince Arron top of bill title fight.

RICK GODDINS – Would love the opportunity to box Lee Purdy for the British Title he has just won stopping fellow Mancunian Craig Watson.

KIERON FARRELL – Has been nominated to fight CA lightweight champion Jon Baguley and this will take place on a VIP show in June.

NEW SIGNINGS – 2 very decent amateurs have agreed to sign for VIP and next weeks gossip will announce there names and confirm dates for their first fights.

19th MARCH AT WIGAN – Can supporters please note this event will now start at 6.00pm with doors opening at 5.30pm and not the 7.00pm as printed on the tickets. This is due to the event changing into a SKY show and to ensure that all the 11 fights happen.

JON KAYS – Is flying and really looking forward to his Commonwealth title challenge against Liam Walsh which tops the above bill at Wigan.

RICK GODDINS – Makes another move forward to join the list of Welterweight contenders this Saturday when he does 8 rounds against Barry Jones.

KENNY ANDERSON – Is now a promotional free agent after Hatton Promotions opted to exercise their right to terminate his contract if he suffered a defeat . Kenny will next box in Edinburgh on the 29th April and hopes to defend his Celtic title.

TONY QUIGLEY – Has withdrawn from the Prizefighter after a poor performance last Friday , it seems the efforts to get in peak condition following many operations over the last 12 months was just a bit too much too soon – he will now be back out in May.

CARL DILCS – Is still in next week’s Super-Middleweight Prizefighter and hopes to get revenge from his efforts in the Light Heavyweight one where he was declared the winner of his semi-final only to have the result changed later in the dressing room. With it being in Liverpool it is an extra incentive.

NEW SHOWS – Shows for May at Leigh Sports village and the George Carnell centre will be announced next week

DEBUTANTS – Following first time out wins for Stevie Taylor , Aaron Michael JNR and John Quigley another 2 new debutants will be added onto our Hull show on the 28th April , all to be revealed next week.

Jon Kays vs. Liam Walsh – Commonwealth Super Featherweight Championship
By Jamie Albrecht

Jon “2 Smokes” Kays will be looking to emulate last year’s International Masters title success when he faces the heavily favoured Commonwealth Super-Featherweight titlist Liam Walsh at Wigan’s Robin Park Arena on Saturday 19th March.
Liam Walsh presents an apparently huge challenge to Kays. Having scored seven of his ten career victories by knockout, it would be understandable for Kays to proceed into battle with caution in relation to this particular proposition. The reality however is far from the perception, as Kays himself showed. “I would never have taken this fight if I didn’t truly believe I could win…training has gone really well, and although a lot of people think I’m up against it, I’m 100% confident that I’m going to come through and win the belt”. “If he wants to stand in the centre of the ring and fight it out, I’m ready”.” I’ve got total faith in my strategy and I feel I will wear him down in the later rounds”.

The Ashton man pointed towards his greater degree of in-ring experience as a factor to be used to his advantage. “ I had a very good career as an amateur, winning fifty out of seventy-five fights against some of the top fighters in the country at the time, I feel that I can use such a background on Saturday night…A lot of people will think that as this is only my second time on SKY sports, I might freeze in front of the cameras, but what a lot of people don’t realise is that I have fought most of my career in front of (Manchester broadcaster) the channel M cameras, so the spotlight is no big problem for me”.

The evening also sees the return of the undefeated Boltonian Welter-Weight Rick Godding, who fights Wales’ Barrie Jones in an eight rounder. Liverpool VIP starlets Stephen Harkin, Stephen Jennings, Kevin Satchell and Ryan Farrag will also feature along with debutants DT Price, James Burke and Mark Evans. Leyland’s Chris Johnson will also see action for the first time since beating William Warburton for the Central Area Welterweight crown and local Wigan Heavyweight Rob Beech completes the 11 fight bill.

TICKETS FOR THE “ROBIN PARK WARRIORS” BILL ARE PRICED AT £30.00 GENERAL ADMISSION AND £50.00 RINGSIDE. DOORS OPEN: 5.30 PM. BOXING COMMENCES AT 6.00PM

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM ALL THE BOXERS ,VENUE ON THE NIGHT OR WWW.VIPBE.CO.UK

VIP Boxing at the Velodrome-12th March 2010
By Jamie Albrecht

The Manchester fight crowd will be treated to another night of highly charged professional boxing on Saturday evening as Heywood’s Kieran Farrell features in his first six round outing at the Manchester Velodrome, supported by a number of other VIP stars including the long awaited ring return of former British Super-Middleweight ruler Tony Quigley, as he attempts to shake off his recent inactivity before taking part in the forthcoming Prize-fighter tournament on March 23rd. Fellow combatant for the same coveted £ 32,000 tournament prize Joe Ainscough will also fight in a four rounder as a tune up for that show.

Farrell will be taking on the tough Ibrar Riyaz, who has shared the ring with a number of young undefeated operators, the most high profile of these men thus far being current Super-Featherweight champion Liam Walsh.

Such a profile will do little to face the marauding Farrell, whose ferocious nature in the ring shares a perfect rapport with his “Vicious” nickname. “Training has gone really well for this fight, my body work is definitely something I’ve worked well with…I hurt Bobby (Rimmer) with a good body shot the other day when I did ten rounds on the body belt”. Hopefully for the devoted Heywood support, the apparent ruthlessly positive training regime will translate into a result that can boost Farrell’s constantly accelerating career credentials.

The evening is also something of a family affair for the Quigley brothers, as 20 year-old John turns to the professional code in a scheduled four rounder. The Liverpool stylist has been the subjects of much adulation and respect as an amateur, and his transition to the pro code on Saturday will be an event worth watching.

Former WBU Light-Middleweight title challenger Thomas McDonagh also makes the jump into the professional game, this time from the other side of the ropes, when he leads his fighter Aaron Michael Jr. into battle for the first time.

The 10 fight bill also features bouts involving the hard hitting Super-Middleweight Warren Tansey, undefeated Welterweight Austin Hornsby, Chris Betteridge, Kerry Hope, who returns to the British consciousness after a two fight US sabbatical and Martyn Grainger, who will be hunting for redemption after losing out to Hari Miles on points last December.

TICKETS FOR THE VELODROME SHOW ON SATURDAY 12TH MARCH ARE PRICED AT £30.00 GENERAL ADMISSION AND £50.00 RINGSIDE. TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM ALL BOXERS AND ON THE DOOR ON THE NIGHT, AS WELL AS FROM WWW.VIPBE.CO.UK
DOORS OPEN 6:30PM
BOXING COMMENCES 7:30PM