Boxing Expands The Waters, Comes To Melksham

Jun 25, 2009 • 12:00 AM ET

By Terence Dooley

The pages of history will open this Friday night when the town of Melksham, Wiltshire, hosts its first ever boxing promotion. Fittingly, the show has been put together by First Team Promotions. The event takes place at the Christie Miller Sports Centre in Bowerhill.

Debutants Nick ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell and Liam Richards will be featured on the bill. First Team’s PJ Rowson told ThisisWiltshire that he stumbled on Richards by mistake. “I went to watch a boxer I was looking at signing and when I saw Nick beating him up in sparring, I knew we had to sign him up instead,” he explained.

“I’m very excited by Liam as well,” continued Rowson. “With his fast footwork and awkward style he is hard to catch. Hopefully, the public will get behind these two.”

The event still has tickets available on the door, the show starts at 7.30pm and it could be just the tonic for British boxing fans in that area.

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Boxing Expands The Waters, Comes To Melksham

ByTerence Dooley

Jun 25, 2009 • 12:00 AM ET

By Terence Dooley

“I’m very excited by Liam as well,” continued Rowson. “With his fast footwork and awkward style he is hard to catch. Hopefully, the public will get behind these two.”