SYDENHAM ABC held its annual boxing show last Friday night at Blake Hall, Bridgwater with 15 planned bouts going ahead.

Lewis Scutt of Sydenham was fighting for the Western Counties Middleweight belt against current holder Harry Sugars of Barnstaple.

The bout was set for three, three minute rounds and lived up to all expectation.

Both lads started the fight well setting a high pace, in an action packed three rounds of boxing. Sugars was using his skill on the back foot to keep in and out, while Scutt used controlled pressure and worked at a high pace.

All three rounds were very close but it was the determination and heart of Scutt that kept him ahead and he was a given the decision on a close points win.

The first two bouts were ‘skill bouts’ and making his debut to the ring was ten-year-old David Goodwin, who boxed Gloucester ABC’s J Dean.

Harry Griffiths, 12, old boxed S Jones from Broadplain.

Next up was Brandon Haddon, 13, who beat l Hodder from Downend on points.

Gez Millard, 16, was next up against T Richards from Camborne ABC, but unfortunately lost out on a points decision.

Ernestas Gubysta was also making his debut to the ring against T Campbell from Weston Warriors ABC.

Gubysta had a reach advantage and sent Campbell to the canvas, before winning on points.

Callum James of Sydenham came up against Kristan Sprangle from Mayflower.

Callum started the first round well setting, a high pace, but it was the pressure and work rate of Sprangle that earned him a close points win.

George Scutt of Sydenham was up against Yeovil’s James Livesey and came out on the losing side of a split decision.