{"id":9535,"date":"2016-03-01T15:12:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T15:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=9535"},"modified":"2016-03-01T15:12:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T15:12:22","slug":"cardiff-crush-bristol-in-first-home-boxing-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/03\/01\/cardiff-crush-bristol-in-first-home-boxing-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff crush Bristol in first home boxing bout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OVER 450 people watched Cardiff University Boxing Club defeat Bristol University in the Cardiff Students&#8217; Union last night.<br \/>\nThe amateur event had six competitive bouts and\u00a0two exhibition fights. Cardiff secured a resounding 5-1 victory over their rivals.<br \/>\nThe card started well for Cardiff fighters, with Matt McFerran securing a unanimous points decision over Reece Cammock in an entertaining fight.<br \/>\nAfter a closely contested first round, McFeeran asserted his dominance over the Bristol fighter by using swift\u00a0head movement and a series of clever combinations. A tough third round\u00a0left Cammock with a bloody nose and the judges named McFeeran\u00a0the winner after a\u00a0unanimous decision.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9538\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/aerial-shot.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9538\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9538\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/aerial-shot-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff's Ian Williams, right, takes on Sam Bernard\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9538\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/aerial-shot-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff's Ian Williams, right, takes on Sam Bernard\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Cardiff&#8217;s Ian Williams, right, takes on Sam Bernard.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nJordan Daruvalla, 21, continued the winning trend for Cardiff. He was one of the star performers of the night, securing a technical knock-out victory in the third round over Bristol\u2019s Alex Maguire.<br \/>\nThe fight started at an electric pace, with both fighters firing off heavy shots during the opening exchanges. When the action slowed, it was Daruvalla who settled into the fight, landing big hits\u00a0and defending himself to equal effect.<br \/>\n\u201cI thought the fight went really well. I felt like I controlled it\u00a0from start to finish,\u201d Daruvalla said after the fight.<br \/>\n\u201cI think he was a bit surprised by my power and how I got stronger as the fight went on.<br \/>\n\u201cThe win validates all the hard work I put in before the fight. In the build-up to this fight, we were training four or five times a week. It was my second fight and second win.&#8221;<br \/>\nCardiff\u2019s winning run continued until Bristol&#8217;s Ben Nicholls controversially stopped Dan Barratt in the second round, much to the crowd\u2019s dismay.<br \/>\nBrad Meddings returned Cardiff to winning ways in the final bout of the night with a commanding victory over Crispin Boden-Tebet (shown below).<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 368px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-9535-1\" width=\"368\" height=\"656\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/video-1456840039.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/video-1456840039.mp4\">http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/video-1456840039.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nSam Frank, Cardiff\u2019s head coach, was pleased with the effort from his team.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cThe atmosphere the crowd generated tonight was fantastic. As for the squad, I couldn\u2019t have asked for any more from them. They all followed the game plans and all the wins were by unanimous decision, which shows how dominant they were.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9539\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/corner.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9539\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9539\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/corner-300x279.jpg\" alt=\"Head coach Sam Frank cornering the Cardiff fighters\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9539\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/corner-300x279.jpg\" alt=\"Head coach Sam Frank cornering the Cardiff fighters\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Head coach Sam Frank cornering the Cardiff fighters.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cDuring my three years as coach this is the best preparation I\u2019ve had with the team and it has showed tonight.<br \/>\n\u201cThe next big event we have is Varsity [against Swansea]. It\u2019s a big ask as it will mean a few of the guys selected will stay in Cardiff to train over the Easter break. The last two years we\u2019ve lost so we want to change that this year.\u201d<br \/>\nPresident of Cardiff University Boxing Club, Natasha Barnett, 20, hailed the event as a success.<br \/>\n\u201cThis is the first time we\u2019ve managed to organise the event to be in the student union and we\u2019re definitely looking to host\u00a0more events here,\u201d Natasha said.<br \/>\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting such a large turn out but the atmosphere has been great.<br \/>\n\u201cThe money raised will go towards our funds and there has been money collected for Cancer Research. It&#8217;s been a massive success.\u201d<br \/>\nCardiff\u2019s next scheduled bout is due to be in Swansea on April 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OVER 450 people watched Cardiff University Boxing Club defeat Bristol University in the Cardiff Students&#8217; Union last night. The amateur event had six competitive bouts and\u00a0two exhibition fights. Cardiff secured a resounding 5-1 victory over their rivals. The card started well for Cardiff fighters, with Matt McFerran securing a unanimous points decision over Reece Cammock in an entertaining fight. 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