Headline acts steer clear of drama

TWO of the top names on BCB's books kept their tools sharp in preparation for much bigger bouts.

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Southpaws Ryan Woolridge and Ollie Cooper had things pretty much all their own way on the major promotional outfit’s bill at Wolverhampton’s Hangar venue last Saturday.

The packed show was entitled “March Madness”. There was no mayhem in the two headliners’ bouts as they secured landslide points wins. The men they faced in six-rounders didn’t win a single minute, let alone a round. Both contests were scored 60-54.

These were mark-time encounters before title fights. Both lads got the job done clinically, professionally. Drama was not the order of the day.

Their opponents survived sticky moments and saw their tasks through to the end, therefore avoiding the financial “hit” of a suspension.

Reigning Midlands super-middle champ Cooper, from Cannock, now has a high domestic ranking and is a viable English title contender.

Bloxwich's Woolridge, who peeled off his 12th straight win, could fight for a belt in his next contest. If Amir Abubaker vacates the Midlands light-middleweight title in search of bigger prizes, Ryan against unbeaten Bermudian Mike Tyler Christopher would be a mouth-watering match-up.and unscathed against a talented operator.

Ryan doubled the jab in the first and drove home hard lefts to the midriff in the opener. That was pretty much the blueprint for the entire contest.