“Well what a home show we had,” reports Stephen Nicholson. “Fifteen full bouts, winning eleven and we have a new heavy weight North East champion in Ben Everitt.

“We had two world champions at the show in Robin Reid and Tasha Jones. It was fully sold out in two days.

“Now we move on to the National Junior finals with Isha Hope boxing to be the best female boxer in England. She fights a girl from Liverpool in finals in North Hampshire.”