Woolcombe Hopes To Avenge His Defeat To Facey
By Terence Dooley
Gary Woolcombe, 27, suffered his first pro defeat in January of 2007 when losing to Andrew Facey by fifth round TKO. Gary gets a chance to avenge this defeat on the undercard of Ian Napa versus Gary Davies; the fight takes place at Brentwood Leisure Centre on September the 11th.
Woolcombe is a decade younger than Andrew, but he was unable to cope with Facey's experience first time around. Although a nightmare to watch, Facey holds wins over Matthew Macklin and Gilbert Eastman, he also pushed Jamie Moore hard during their 2007 British title fight.
Woolcombe told News Shopper that he is confident of avenging his first pro loss. “Andrew beat me and that was my first loss. I’ve only lost one fight since then [A ninth round stoppage at the hands of Ryan Rhodes],” he said.
“I cannot wait for the fight because I’ve been working and training extremely hard for it. He has been around a bit and I was new to the weight when I fought him before. I wasn’t myself that night and he gave me a bit of a lesson but I’m confident I can put that right on Friday.”
Facey is 37, his ungainly style has prevented him from taking any serious beatings, he is a tough test for any pro, and will force Gary to answer a few questions come fight night.
Sky Sports will televise the bill; ticket info can be obtained by calling 0871 2261508
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