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FRANKIE GAVIN is the man to lead a boxing renaissance in Birmingham.
The city has fallen a long way down the pro sport’s pecking order, despite a thriving amateur scene.
But 27-year-old southpaw Gavin definitely possesses the technical tools to become a world beater.
The welterweight has the innate instincts to improvise that you simply cannot teach from a coaching manual and, at full throttle, his speed and skill-set are breathtaking.
The man from Hall Green remains England’s only-ever world amateur champion, having captured the lightweight title in Chicago in 2007.
Next Friday, at Walsall Town Hall, I expect the pride of Brum to sizzle in his maiden defence of the British title against tough local lad Jason Welborn. [Click Here To Read More]
The city has fallen a long way down the pro sport’s pecking order, despite a thriving amateur scene.
But 27-year-old southpaw Gavin definitely possesses the technical tools to become a world beater.
The welterweight has the innate instincts to improvise that you simply cannot teach from a coaching manual and, at full throttle, his speed and skill-set are breathtaking.
The man from Hall Green remains England’s only-ever world amateur champion, having captured the lightweight title in Chicago in 2007.
Next Friday, at Walsall Town Hall, I expect the pride of Brum to sizzle in his maiden defence of the British title against tough local lad Jason Welborn. [Click Here To Read More]
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