Turning Pro

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OK, the self imposed blog holiday is now over. It was good while it lasted but it is now time to start posting again. As a treat I give you the finished audio slide show on promising young boxer Darryll Williams, which I mentioned here earlier. He's fighting again next week, May 3rd at The Troxy in east London, if you fancy checking him out in the ring for yourself.

More (little) big hitters

I'm developing a slight boxing theme here, but I spent last Friday night in Rotherhithe covering a boxing event. Shooting sports is something which we sadly dont get to do very often, especially as the big clubs in our patch - Charlton, Crystal Palace, Millwall etc - have their own photographers, which send in their photographs free of charge.

I loved shooting this one though, and it was put on by a local boxing club in a school hall. Drinks were served for the adults and it didnt take long before they started to behave like a crowd in Vegas, baying for blood.

However, it was only when I was leaving that I started fearing for my life, there was about 20-30 youths outside smoking weed and drinking, and they all knew I was the photographer with all the kit in there. I was thinking I would get robbed, seriously. Trying to look cool, I strode past them as best as I could with my camera bag and lighting kit, and hey presto, I made it to my car in one piece, so in celebrating being alive - still - here's a slide show from the event.

Picture: Bradley Mitchell (blue helmet) delivering a perfect body shot on Oscar Browne.

Going, going, gone

I was at the press conference for arguably one of the biggest boxing fixtures seen in this country for a good 10 years, and you have to agree, even at this PR square off, the challenger - Enzo Maccarinelli (left) - looked like he would get beat?

I stayed up until 3am last Saturday to watch it...the fight was stopped early in the 2nd round, as Enzo had no idea where he was after taking a decent right from David Haye (right). Awesome power from The Hayemaker, our South London boy!