ON FRIDAY APRIL 26th AT COVENTRY'S SKYDOME GARETH PAYNE CHALLENGED NUNEATONS CHRIS EMANUELE FOR HIS BRITISH MASTERS BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE. ALTHOUGH THIS FIGHT WAS SCHEDULED FOR TEN ROUNDS IT WAS OBVIOUS FROM THE START THAT THIS WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. EMANUELE CAME FORWARD IN THE FIRST ROUND GOING FOR GARETH'S BODY BUT GARETH USED HIS FEET WELL AND KEPT CHRIS AWAY. GARETH OUT BOXED CHRIS AND TOOK THE FIRST ROUND.THE SECOND ROUND SEEN CHRIS COME LOOKING FOR GARETH BUT AGAIN HE WAS OUTBOXED AND THE ROUND WENT TO GARETH. THE THIRD ROUND WAS FULL OF ACTION FROM GARETH WHO HALF WAY THROUGH THE ROUND THREW A GREAT RIGHT THAT LEFT CHRIS ON THE CANVAS GARETH HAD HIM DOWN AGAIN WHEN CHRIS GOT UP GARETH PUT HIM ON THE ROPES AND POUNDED HIM TILL THE REF WENT IN AND STOPPED THE FIGHT.

GREAT WIN GARETH.

COVENTRY'S GARETH PAYNE FELT REAL PAIN WHEN A POINTS WIN WENT AGAINST HIM AT THE KINGS HALL STOKE ON TRENT LAST NIGHT THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER, REPORTS SAY THAT GARETH OUTBOXED JAMIE YELLAND FROM FINCHLEY WITH A GREAT DISPLAY OVER 10 ROUNDS FOR THE VERDICT TO GO AGAINST HIM BY 94 POINTS TO 96 POINTS.
GARETH WAS TOTALLY BEMUSED AND COULD NOT BELIEVE HE LOST THE CONTEST.