By Mark Vester
After taking a bad beating at the hands of John Murray last week, former British champion Lee Meager, 30, is hanging up the gloves. Meager told The Advertiser that he plans to leave London, where he lived for the last ten-years, to move back home to Salford to start a new life. Meager plans to become a trainer to help develop the next generation of Salford fighters.
"There comes a time as a boxer when you realise it just isn’t there anymore," Meager said. "I prepared the best I could and trained as well as I ever have. I felt good going in there, but it just didn’t happen as I wanted it to. I took some punishment and my face is a mess. I’ve suffered some bad facial injuries over the years and am starting to resemble the Elephant Man. I’ve reached the point where I’ve realized there’s more to life than boxing.
The Scotsman reports that undefeated super middleweight prospect Kenny Anderson is going to sit down with promoter Frank Warren to discuss his future.
"I will be going down to London on Monday with my manager Barry Hughes and there are several intriguing options I believe we will be discussing," Anderson said. "For example, there is a possibilty that I could box in London on September 12 in a Great Britain versus the United States pro international match which would be televised.
"Then there is the Alex Arthur v. Nicky Cook bill on September 6 in Manchester, so I'm already starting to cheer up after my bitter disappointment at the postponement of the July 19 Birmingham bill that I was supposed to box on. I look forward to the chance to meet Frank, so things can be clarified about my future career progress. Barry Hughes is also planning a show on September 13 but nothing will be decided until Monday."
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