Ghent ready for home from home
Coseley's Richard Ghent doesn't see his first fight out of the Black Country as an away trip as he prepares to compete at the Tower Ballrooms in Birmingham.
The 21-year-old aims to make it four straight wins in the professional ranks a fortnight tomorrow, hot on the heels of his first stoppage at the Venue in Dudley against Jason Thompson last month.
And the light-welterweight knows Birmingham well, he works in the city centre as a personal trainer at the 'Fighting Fit' gym.
His boss, Neil Perkins, is also competing on the show in the heavyweight division - after a stoppage of his own in defeating Jason Callum at Wolverhampton Civic Hall eight days ago.
The two even share the same trainer in Paul Gough.
Ghent feels he has strong enough links in the second city to make it home from home on the Sunday afternoon show.
He said: "I've got a fair few fans over there and they will all come along to support me. Hopefully I can use that to my advantage and come home with another good result.
"If I stick to my boxing and stick to my game plan like last time, I will be fine."
Dudley's Sam Pagett saw his professional debut go with a bang last month - now he aims to repeat the trick at the Ballrooms.
If he can have the same sort of impact as he did in his hometown last month, he is sure to have fight fans talking again.
His fourth-round knockout over a tough first test in Scunthorpe's Steve Spence was as clean as any you will see, but the middleweight knows he must keep that sort of form up.
He said: "I will be going for a knockout, you can be sure of that. I prefer to come forward, it's the only way to make a name for yourself. I'm keeping the hard work up and I am looking for the same end result.
"Hopefully I can build up a reputation as a big hitter."
Former world champion Marcus Portman headlines the show supported by fellow West Bromwich fighter Dean Hickman on the undercard, while Cradley's Chris Male and Halesowen's Keith Sheen add to the Black Country presence.
Nasser Al Harbi and Daniel Walton join Perkins as the hometown attractions.
James Flinn - who will tackle Sheen on the show - joins Rhys Davies and James Mulhern fighting out of Coventry on the 10-fight show.
To be there for the big day, call the box office on 0844 561 6609 or promoter Paul 'PJ' Rowson on 07976 283 157.
