Hull’s oldest boxing club has topped off a £1m refurb with brand new signage thanks to two well-known city-centre businesses.
Commercial property developer Allenby Commercial and Hideout Hotel – an apartment hotel on North Church Side – have clubbed together to provide the signage for St Paul’s Boxing Academy, also based on the north side of Hull Minister.
A major refurb of the city’s biggest boxing club will see Hull City Council funding £865,000 towards a new roof and lift.
St Paul’s Boxing Academy in North Church Side, which has produced a string of champions including Luke Campbell and Tommy Coyle in its 70-year history, will undergo a huge refit to its main gym and facilities.
Mike Bromby St Paul’s Boxing Academy described Samir Mouneimne as Simply The Best after the fighter beat the southern area champion Ian Bailey by technical knock-out.
Hennessy Sports held a press conference ahead of the boxing show this Saturday, December 8th at the Sports Arena, Hull. The event will see James DeGale the current European Middle champion take on Fulgencio Zúñiga
Paul Kershaw described the performance of fighters from St Paul’s Boxing Academy as ‘Great’ as the Hull based club once again put on a cracking night of professional boxing that included a special appearance of Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell.
This Saturday professional boxing returns to Hull with ‘The Main Event’ that will feature six bouts of profressional boxing. Beverley will have two fighters taking part in the show, Vincent Collingwood and Louis Hubbard.