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Photo credit: James Bartosik |
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Next we saw the return of Matt “Crazy Arms†Read from Welwyn Garden City, one of the UK’s most busiest chessboxers, making a much-anticipated return to the arena following an 18-month lay-off. Crazy Arms faced the redoubtable Bristolian Chris Levy (aka “The Generalâ€) in an eventful 9-round contest which went the distance with many twists and turns. In the fourth round Levy landed a powerful body blow that sent Read writhing to the canvas. The Welwyn man narrowly beat the count, then launched a ferocious attack of his own which continued after the bell, earning a severe talking to from the ref and deafening jeers from the partisan ringside crowd.
In the final round the chess game ground to a halt by three-fold repetition leading to a automatic draw. In these circumstances the boxing points should decide the overall outcome but with the judges unable to separate the two chessboxers and with neither man willing to accept a draw, incredibly, the combatants demanded an extra round of boxing to decide the outcome. After a short conference the organisers, London Chessboxing, granted permission for an unscheduled 10th round of boxing, to the delight of the majority of the crowd who by now were solidly behind The General and baying for Read’s blood. The result, when it came was not to their liking, Crazy Arms’ long reach proved the decisive factor as he nicked the round and the match by a single point. |
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| Matt 'Crazy Arms' Read |
Name |
Chris 'The General' Levy | | 3-2-0 |
W-L-D |
0-3-0 | | 34 |
Age |
? | | 200 cm |
Height |
? | | 77 kg |
Weight |
85 kg | | 203 cm |
Reach |
? | | 1850 |
ELO |
1700 | | England |
Country |
England | | Welwyn Garden City, England |
Hometown |
| | Islington Boxing Gym |
Gym |
| | Professional Landlord |
Job |
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Read wins via boxing - decision (Round 10) |
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