CHELMSFORD Amateur Boxing Club hosted a charity dinner event at Boreham House on Thursday last week.
The show started with a minute's silence in memory of the club's former ambassador Bob Miller.
Louis O'Doherty kicked the proceedings off in his first-ever contest, against Charlie Goodman from Battlesbridge, Kent.
Goodman, the taller of the two, boxed cleverly, waiting for O'Doherty to pounce.
The Chelmsford boxer produced some great flurries, while Goodman tried to stand his ground with O'Doherty edging the first two rounds.
The final round was more convincing for O'Doherty, who gave Goodman a standing count.
The referee raised the Chelmsford boxer's arm in victory by a unanimous vote.
Second to box was Louis Theedam, up against the much taller, awkward Paul Gordon from Harwich.
There was a definite clash of styles with Theedam struggling to come to terms with Gordon's long reach, although he did have some success.
Theedam did his best to catch the rangy Gordon. It was a close contest and the crowd were split on who won, as were the judges, who gave the result to Gordon by a split decision.
Third boxer to compete was Courtney Walcott, against Toure Abdoul from Southend.
Abdoul looked dangerous from the start, throwing some heavy shots, with Walcott defending himself well and coming back with some good counters.
The second round followed the same pattern and the third round was also close. The judges were split and the decision went the Southend boxer's way.
The fourth Chelmsford boxer on view was Matt Saunders, up against a slightly more experienced opponent, Connor Halloway from Attleborough.
Throughout the contest Saunders showed off his great counterpunching skills and good footwork as his fearless opponent ploughed forward relentlessly.
Saunders showed a great boxing maturity and, amazingly, the judges were split in their verdict in favour of the Chelmsford fighter.
The last one to box in the club's colours of claret and white was Akib Baig, up against Robert King from Chadwell.
From the sound of the bell Baig flew out of his corner, aggressively throwing some heavy combinations that connected with his surprised opponent.
Several punches landed on King's nose, causing damage. As a result, the referee called for the doctor, who prevented the contest from continuing, giving Baig his first technical knockout.
Graham North, the club's matchmaker, said: "Tonight we had five winners; in my eyes, our lads were fantastic."
Club coach Dave Hull said: "It's amazing how we have turned these lads into up-and-coming boxers in only six months, and they really could become champions of the future."
The club's next open show will be on Saturday, February 7.
