Just seven more sleeps to go. Punch-lines is referring to the second promotional outing for Jobes Boxing.
Following putting on one of the most entertaining shows of 2021 (anywhere, not just the North-East) in Gateshead, Matty and his team cross the Tyne to their home Toon for an eight-fight card Newcastle City Juniors Centre on Saturday, February 26.
How nice to see that 25 per cent of the Benwell bill is made up of female bout as women’s boxing continues to grow in this country.
Wallsend Boxing Academy duo Jordan Barker-Porter and Kerry Haley will both be in action.
JBP (pictured right) makes her third professional appearance when she meets Karina Szmalenberg.
The Pole might not be a household name but women’s boxing aficionados might recognise her in her former name of Karina Kopinska, the opponent for the pro debuts of Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron and has boxed Natasha Jonas and many other British girls.
Barker-Porter is looking to get back to winning ways after a defeat to Rebecca Ferguson last November.
Consett boxer Haley will be fighting for the first time in the paid ranks and is matched with experienced Hungarian Klaudia Vigh.
Two of Jobes Boxing’s team will climb through the ropes at Newcastle City Juniors.
Nathan Cummiskey, who made a winning pro debut in November, will come up against Carlisle’s Jake Osgood, who will be having his fourth contest.
Fellow Newcastle lad, Enrico Samba, who drew in his first paid bout in Gateshead, faces the ‘Camden Caretaker’, Robbie Chapman, who has won seven of his 16 fights.
Marden’s Matt McCallum, now managed by Matty Jobes, was in the fight of the night at the Gateshead show where he outpointed Horden’s Greg ‘Real Deal’ O’Neil over four bruising rounds.
Now the Dean Preston-trained super-middleweight will be up against Lewis van Poetch, from Sussex.
Next Saturday’s show features a couple of battles of the big boys.
Former non-league central defender, Daryll Hall, has three straight wins as a cruiserweight and is matched here with Rotherham’s Christian Donfack Adjoufack, who has boxed in the North-East previously against Warren Baister and Jone Volau.
Unbeaten Dumfries heavy, Kaseem Saleem, crosses the border for the first time for the first time for an England v Scotland scrap with Swindon’s Phil Williams, who was the first man to go the distance with Steve ‘USSR’ Robinson.
Going to the other end of the weight chart, Sam Menzies, who put in his best performance yet at the Hilton, is also on the show, but is yet to get an opponent.
Words: Roy Kelly Picture: Jennifer Charlton
