ORDINARY family members from all walks of life are undertaking a charity challenge that really packs a punch.
Several people from Bolton are contenders in the White Collar Fighter programme where amateurs — usually complete beginners — undertake eight weeks of training ahead of their first bout while raising cash for a good cause.
A man who beat cancer and battled homelessness will fight on behalf of charities who helped turn his life around.
Mike Whitworth, from Heaviley, now works in the fitness industry and will take part in a White Collar Fighter boxing bout in aid of the Wellspring and Cancer Research UK.
The 31-year-old found himself homeless and on the street in 2007 following a relationship breakdown – sleeping in parks and under Stockport viaduct.
THE GLOVES are on for a trio of budding boxers who are stepping up to fight for the Make Kyle Smile campaign.
Jamie Dickinson, Sarah Myatt and Kieran Melia are currently training to step into the boxing ring to raise money for 11-year-old Kyle Buckley who is battling cancer for the third time.
[First published on SalfordOnline.com – 26th September 2016]
It’s all gloves and gum shields for brave Danielle Mckinney as she prepares to step into the ring as part of a charity boxing match to honour her premature daughters who fought for their lives.
The Salford mum will be making her white collar boxing debut at Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester on Saturday 1st October to raise money for two causes close to her heart.
Digital marketing consultant, Rob Illidge, is stepping into the ring to raise thousands for skin cancer charity, Melanoma UK.
The event, organised by White Collar Fighter (WCF), will see twenty-eight contenders from across Manchester battle it out at Bowlers Exhibition Centre on Saturday July 16, raising money for their respective charities.