Ryan Rhodes makes his long awaited comeback on a Koncrete Promotions/DavidColdwell Productions show at the Barnsley Metrodome on Sunday June 3rd. Rhodes has not been in action since narrowly missing out on capturing the WBU middleweight crown, losing on points to Gary Lockett at the Millenium Stadium in July of last year.
Rhodes has been hampered by a back injury that has sidelined him since then but has recovered from successful treatment and is looking forward to getting back into title contention. He will top the bill in a six round contest at middleweight before dropping down to light-middle in pursuit of his title ambitions.
Former professional footballer Curtis Woodhouse has now established himself as a bona fide boxer after a very impressive performance on the last Koncrete show a fortnight ago.
Woodhouse boxed behind an excellent jab and put together some thunderous combinations during his four round points win over Duncan Cottier. Curtis proved to his army of supporters, including several Sheff Utd first team players, that he isn’t just a brawler and that he could box too. Since switching to Dave Coldwell’s Koncrete stable Woodhouse has gained tremendous experience sparring the likes of Ryan Rhodes, Kell Brook and Daniel Thorpe (Daniel having shared the ring with virtually every top prospect in the country during his near 90 fight career).
Super-Bantamweight has a new prospect to take seriously as Josh Wale looks to build on a fabulous showing last time out when he won every round and produced every punch in the book to beat Tony Hanna despite giving away eleven pounds in weight. Many of the fight fans at Barnsley were going home talking about this young man after being taken a back by his maturity and astonishing workrate.
What’s more impressive is the fact that Josh is only 18yrs old. Currently 2-0 as a pro, Josh is learning the game fast sparring the likes of Rendall Munroe( British featherweight title challenger) Daniel Thorpe and Commonwealth Games featherweight gold medallist Stephen Smith from Liverpool .
Andrew Ward must be one of the country’s most exciting boxers despite only having had a modest three fights. Maltby Warrior Ward certainly lives up to his nickname of Thunder when he fights. Each contest has seen ringsiders ducking for cover from the blood and sweat spraying as he stands toe to toe giving the crowd the action they pay to see.
After a controversial opening two fights to his career, where he drew his first then lost his second despite looking like he had done enough to take both decisions, Ward got the win he deserved when beating Latvian Dennis Sirjatov… despite breaking his nose badly in the second round and being completely covered in blood come the end of the fight.
Former Karate golden boy Paul Royston’s decision to turn to boxing looked to be a mistake after losing his first two fights, although the first contest result even baffled legend Steve Collins who had Royston a clear winner. However, looking for your first win in front of hundreds of your fans could have been a daunting experience but Paul rose to the occasion and boxed superbly to stop Tommy Flynn in the third round. What a way to get your first win.
Tickets priced at £40 and £25 are available from David Coldwell on 01709 510001 or 07799456400
