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Tyson Fury receives special gift as he attends boxing show in Morecambe

Tyson Fury receiving a framed photo of himself as a young boxer. Image from Furness Catholic ABC

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was presented with a very special gift when he attended a boxing show in Morecambe.

Fury was given a framed photo of himself as a young boxer, by Furness Catholic Amateur Boxing Club.

Tyson was in the crowd at the Coastal Amateur Boxing Club show in the West End on Thursday night, having gone along to support the local grass roots boxing scene. 

The photo he was given, was taken in 2006 when he boxed at the novice championships and the referee that day was Kevin Ryan from Furness Catholic ABC.

A post on the Furness Catholic ABC Facebook page said: "Presented Mr Fury with an old picture from 2006 novice championships. Referee that fight was our very own Kevin Ryan. Kind enough to autograph our copy too."

Here is Tyson pictured at Coastal ABC in Morecambe with the club's boxers.

Jamie Wakeman from Coastal said: "We have close ties and a really good relationship with (Furness Catholic ABC).

"They came down to support the show."

The Coastal show - featuring some of the area's most talented amateur boxers - ended on a high as the popular home fighter Joe Craddock (below right) inflicted two standing counts on his opponent on his way to a deserved decision win.

Earlier, the packed crowd at the Red Rose Community Centre including WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson and his dad John Fury, watched on as a number of disputed decisions affected local boxers.

Owney Kelly, from Morecambe and District (MAD) Amateur Boxing Club, appeared to have done enough to beat Ben Clements from Cleator Moor.

But the crowd was shocked when Clements was awarded the decision, much to the anger of Kelly's corner.

Tyson consoled Kelly after the verdict and offered him positive words of encouragement over his performance.

Coastal's Harvey Higham was also surprisingly on the wrong end of a points verdict against Bobby Preston from FKB ABC, amid tense scenes between the respective corners.

Declan Wakeman (below, right) did win a split decision in his bout against Lucas Atkin of Clayton ABC, although many observers believed this should have been unanimous after a dominant display from the Coastal boxer.

The evening began with a number of 'skills' contests where the ringside judges did not score.

Bob Howard and Jamie Lingwood from Coastal, and Jaden Friedman from Lancaster ABC were in action.

There was a particularly spirited 'skills' clash between Warren Westworth from Coastal and Billy Bowman from MAD boxing club, with Westworth hitting the deck at one point.

The night's scored bouts got under way with Dave Harrison from Coastal losing a decision to Tom Lavery from Majestic.

Billy Thompson of Coastal used his height and reach to great effect in winning a deserved points verdict over Tyler Madders of Tyldesley Centurions.

Joe Page of Manx ABC defeated Coastal's Dave Reay.

But there was further success for Coastal as the heavy-handed Tommy Galvin stopped Anton McClure from Flookburgh in round two after a series of thumping right-handers.

Adam Hargreaves from MAD Boxing put up a brave effort in surviving a torrid first round, lasting to the final bell against Anthony Harwood from Cleator Moor. Hargreaves was on top towards the end of the bout against a tiring Harwood, who nevertheless earned the deserved decision win.

Then the show ended with Craddock (pictured below, right, with trainer Jamie Wakeman) in excellent form, as he landed a beautiful left hand to put Rui-Pedro Cardoso of Manx ABC on the canvas, putting the exclamation point on a clear victory.

Tyson Fury's brother Roman, former Commonwealth Featherweight Champion Isaac 'The Westgate Warrior' Lowe, and other local professional boxers Niall 'The Style' Fielding and Owen 'The Captain' Kirk also attended the show.

Heysham boxing coach Bob Howard (pictured below), who has been part of Team Fury at recent high-profile fights on the world stage, was in the corner of many of the Coastal boxers.

The next Coastal Amateur Boxing Club show is on Saturday April 20 at the Red Rose Community Centre on West End Road.

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