WORCESTER City Amateur Boxing Club fighters recorded seven wins out of nine contests in their public show at Perdiswell.

There were 14 fights on the programme, with some outstanding performances from the Worcester boys.

The matchmaking of Shaun Finn proved to be spot-on, creating even, competitive contests.

First up in a Worcester vest was the much-improved schoolboy Leyton Butler, who was up against Freddie Woodstock of Horseshoe ABC.

Butler set the pace early on and continued right up to the final bell with fast straight punches.

He moved through the gears during each round, causing the Horseshoe boxer to stay on the back foot.

He stepped up the pace with fast combination punching, leaving his opponent struggling to match his work-rate.

Butler started the team off well with a fine points win.

Next up was schoolboy Ryan Jones, who wasted no time in going on the offensive against Mohammad Hafeez of Warley ABC.

He continued to battle it out with Hafeez and his front-foot attacking style won through with another worthy points victory.

Junior James Scarrott faced Damion Nash of King Alfred ABC in a bout he controlled from start to finish.

Accurate straight punching brought a well-deserved unanimous victory.

Junior Amir Manir was unlucky to lose against John Collins of Royal Oak ABC.

Fast punching from Manir racked up the points early on but he allowed his opponent to get back into the fight.

During the second and third round, the Worcester boxer slowed up a bit.

Collins gained confidence and took the fight to him by trapping Manir against the ropes on a couple of occasions with a barrage of punches.

Manir appeared to have done enough but the judges saw otherwise and returned a majority points win in favour of Collins.

Unbeaten junior Dennis Smith put the Worcester team back on track against Sarhill Khan of Wodenborough ABC.

Although he relies on his right hand too much at times, Khan struggled to handle the pressure, leaving Smith a worthy unanimous points victor. Junior Owen Cooper beat Kaydon Connally of Horseshoe ABC by a convincing unanimous points margin.

Fast combination punching from Cooper proved to be the deciding factor, coupled with his work-rate and will to succeed.

Junior southpaw Jay Attwood struggled to get going against the taller John Drury of Horseshoe ABC.

It was a close-run affair but Drury just edged it on points through sheer work-rate in the latter stages.

Lightweight Ameen Khan was involved in the fight of the night when he took on Romacne Mcube of 2nd City ABC.

Blinding hand speed from Khan saw Mcube take a tremendous amount of punishment during the first two rounds.

Mcube is a tough warrior and refused to take a backward step. The fast hands of Khan, especially the right hand, brought the crowd to their feet in appreciation of his raw talent.

Mcube remained strong and dangerous throughout the bout, always firing back with combinations of his own.

Khan, who was visibly tired in the final round, managed to keep on his toes and stay out of danger to claim a unanimous points victory.

A masterclass performance from a talented boxer was fully appreciated by the standing ovation at the end of the bout.

Khan’s display saw him receive the Gino Cup at the end of the show for the best performance from a Worcester boxer.

The silverware was awarded for the first time in memory of former boxer Luigi (Gino) Smargiassi, who died last August aged 87.

He was a big supporter of the Worcester club.

The most physically demanding bout of the evening was saved for the top billing of Worcester’s Grant Attwood and Michael Pardoe of Droitwich.

The two welterweights stood toe-to-toe pretty much the entire contest, broken up only by a little sharp counter-punching on the back foot by Attwood.

No quarter given, the two boxers could have conducted proceedings in a phone booth.

Such was the intensity, both gave it their all.

Pardoe’s aggressive in-your-face approach was met with Attwood’s desire to stand his ground.

The pair engaged in numerous combination duels with continuous punching lasting up to 20 seconds at a time.

A superb display of body punching and hard hooks with both hands was a pleasure to witness.

In such a tight affair, it was difficult to separate the pair but there had to be a winner and Attwood picked up the local bragging rights on a split decision this time.

The pair are programmed for a rematch on the Droitwich show later this month.