Matthews Hoping To Head a York Boxing Resurgence
By Terence Dooley
Middleweight starlet Harry Matthews is bringing boxing back to York for the first time in ten years this coming October. The 21-year-old prospect is undefeated in six starts, and he hopes to put York back on the British boxing map.
The city has been in a lull since the glory days of Henry Wharton – who fought Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank in world title fights – but Hall, known as the ‘Pocklington Rocket’, is looking to inject a bit of life into the local scene.
Hall headlines a five fight card at the Oaklands Sports Centre on the 17th of October, it will be Hall’s first fight back in his home town, and the youngster told York’s The Press newspaper that he is relishing the chance to put his city back on the map.
“York has been crying out for such a long time to stage professional boxing again. I’ve said all along that I wanted to bring pro boxing back here and with it bring some titles,” he said.
“I will achieve the first of those goals in October. We’ve not had anything in the pro game since the days of Henry Wharton. I’m proud now to have helped to bring it back to this city.”
Although a small venue, the Oaklands Centre will no doubt rock to the sound of Hull’s boxing starved fans come October, there could be bigger nights in store for Hall, and York, further down the line.
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