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Manchester’s Bob Shannon welcomed yet another Scottish boxer to his Fighting Fit gym last month when Aberdeen’s Matthew McAllister came down south for some sparring sessions with Shannon’s welterweight Commonwealth champion Denton Vassell. McAllister, the younger brother of former Commonwealth lightweight titlist Lee, posted a six-twos decision win over Kevin McCauley at his home city’s Beach Ballroom venue on Saturday night and the 24-year-old prospect will hook up with Shannon again ahead of his next fight.
“My mum’s not well at the moment, so we couldn’t go up for the fight to corner him, but we’ll do it on the next one,” said Shannon when speaking to BoxingScene about McAllister. “It was a surprise, I got a phone call from his manger, Tommy Gilmour, asking if Matty could come here and spar with Denton. [Click Here To Read More]
“My mum’s not well at the moment, so we couldn’t go up for the fight to corner him, but we’ll do it on the next one,” said Shannon when speaking to BoxingScene about McAllister. “It was a surprise, I got a phone call from his manger, Tommy Gilmour, asking if Matty could come here and spar with Denton. [Click Here To Read More]