Rick Godding Relished His Role in Amir Khan's Camp
By Terence Dooley
Rick Godding, 24, caused quite a stir when giving Amir Khan problems in sparring last month, Rick worked with Khan ahead of Amir’s world title win over Andreas Kotelnik. Bolton’s Godding is currently 9-0 (1) as a pro, he hopes to put a string of results together over the coming season, he may also be featured in the next series of Prizefighter.
Godding told The Bolton News that the Khan experience was vital to his progression. “It was a great experience and I really enjoyed it,” said Godding.
“I’ve sparred with Amir before and it can only help me as a fighter,” he continued. “He’s so fast and his combinations are great and your movements have to be really good. Amir’s a real inspiration to everybody and if I can go on and achieve what he has it will be a dream come true.”
Rick takes on Darren Askew on Saturday night; the fight takes place at the Floral Hall, Southport, on VIP Promotion’s last bill of the current season. Godding will use the contest to sharpen-up ahead of the coming season, but he was keen to stress that he is not looking past Askew.
“My manager Steve Wood contacted me this week to see if I’d be interested [in Prizefighter] and I said I would, so I’ve just got to wait and see now but it would be a great chance to get noticed,” he said. “But first I must take care of Askew. He is an awkward southpaw who has only lost once in six fights and this fight will be a step up in class.”
Elite Gym team-mates Carl Dilks - who was unlucky not to get to the final of the light-heavyweight Prizefighter tournament back in February - and Chris Johnson will also feature on the Southport bill.
Elite Gym boss Karl Ince is in for a busy night, the VIP Webmaster is also going to busy in coming months; the promotional firm are looking to set-up their own online TV station, where they will showcase the pick of their shows. There is a holding page at www.vipboxingtv.com; they will be screening shows over the course of the coming season.
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