A knockout round


By WO2 Mark Ferguson
11/28 RWAR has hosted the now annual Brigade Boxing Competition late this year.

Claremont PCYC provided the professional boxing ring free of charge for the competition.

Due to a hectic end of year schedule the competition was held in the afternoon as a precursor to the RWAR Soldiers Dinner.

The event was on a strict time schedule with only seven bouts to be contested.

This inevitably meant that some of those soldiers were to miss out, however, all continued to assist with the preparations and a great sense of Esprit de Corps was shown by those not selected, making themselves available to assist in the warm up rooms and corners on the day.

The opening fight was absolute beauty with a frenzy of punches thrown by both fighters, each trying to knock the other out.

Shakespeare couldn't have written a better script, with a couple of knockdowns and finally the knock out blow being delivered with only about 20 seconds of the bout remaining.

The Best Fight award went to Tpr Beacall (10LHR) and Pte Grimminck (11/28RWAR) for an outstanding fight that saw both fighters dead on their feet with exhaustion at the end.

A real slog fest with supremacy over the other swapping time and time again throughout the fight.

Special mention should go to the eldest fighters on the day Pte Wicks (11/28RWAR) and Pte Softley (11/28RWAR) aged 38 and 39 respectively. Both great mates that went at it like a hammer to an anvil for three full rounds, leaving the friendship in the dressing rooms for a short time.