"He's got her on that show thinking it would be a win for her - but it ended up a draw, unfairly in my opinion, it shouldn't have been a draw. "What happened with that Amy Timlin fight is that Amy's manager is Dave Coldwell who has connections with Matchroom," explained Carly. That at least led to a WBC International title shot with Poland's Dorota Norek - and this time Carly was a unanimous winner. One judge agreed, one scored a draw, while Bob Williams' 96-95 verdict in favour of Timlin meant the bout ended drawn. To most observers Carly was the dominant fighter against the highly touted Warwickshire boxer and deserved the judges' decision. That Wembley Arena showdown with Amy Timlin was a painful introduction to the politics of professional boxing. "When he saw me in the white collar fight, which is just a couple of rounds for charity, he said 'I thought you had something about you.' He obviously has an eye for boxing and he encouraged me to go and see his old trainer Siedu (Sid) Siadankay at North Mersey ABC. "He stopped when we had our first child Ayden, and when I started boxing Paul went and got his coaching badge. "Paul started when he was 13 until he was 19," Carly explained. And that hobby went from just doing a charity fight and escalating," she smiles. I had a little bit of free time - and in that free time I took up a hobby. "I was taking time out from nursing after having Thomas, my second child. It has been a dramatic rise for a driven individual who first pulled on a pair of boxing gloves for a laugh - encouraged by her partner Paul. She then turned pro, making her debut at Greenbank Sports Academy in May 2019.įour fights and 17-months later she was walking out at Wembley Arena on the undercard of a Derek Chisora-Oleksandr Usyk bill. Within 18-months she'd reached an ABA final (and was robbed of a decision), boxed for England in the GB Championships and won a silver medal at the Eindhoven International Box Cup. An Alder Hey paediatric nurse, she entered a charity white collar boxing event at the age of 29.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |