103rd Varsity Match

9th March 2010 and the Oxford Town Hall

Boxing from 19.30 to 23.00.

Ticket Prices:

Ringside 1 - £60
Ringside 2 - £50
Balcony 1 (Ringside) - £30
Balcony 2 - £25
General Admittance (Floor) - £20
Stage - £20

CUABC CAPTAIN’S ADDRESS:

The attitude and atmosphere in the gym this season has been phenomenal and is something that cannot be recreated elsewhere.  To captain CUABC is an incredible honour and I have enjoyed every moment of the experience.  It has been an absolute pleasure to train under the new head coach Ben Blowes, and his dedicated coaching assistants Richard ‘Dolph’ Hardy and Lee Mitchell. They are three great coaches and I commend each of them for the amount they have taught us.  Every single boxer has improved over the course of the year, whether returning blue or complete beginner.  With the return of several boxers from previous years and a handful of talented newcomers, we have built up a strong team that hopes to retain a firm grip on the Truelove Bowl.

The very best of luck to all the gents stepping through the ropes tonight.

CHRIS WEBB (CAPTAIN).

CUABC HEAD COACH’S ADDRESS:

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone at Oxford involved in putting on tonight’s show, I’m sure we are in for a memorable evening.

I was appointed head coach of CUABC shortly after last year’s varsity match and I have spent the vast majority of my time since then planning for tonight’s competition.  By my side I have 2 fantastic, committed and very hard working coaches, Lee Mitchell and Richard ‘Dolph’ Hardy. The 3 of us used to box for Cambridge ABC in the early 1990’s and we have the same fundamental beliefs in coaching and application towards training and fitness.  I really cannot thank them enough for their huge effort over the last 6 months.

I also need to thank my wife Louise, Ben Vincett, Will Davies and Peter Joy for their help and assistance.  They all contribute to our team in so many ways and the club would not function so smoothly without them.

As for the boxers competing tonight, I cannot put into words how proud I am of everyone of them. For 6 months they have been totally committed to tonight’s cause. Their approach to each and every training session has been excellent and they can all be very proud to make the Varsity team as the competition for places was very, very high.

Finally, I would like to thank Adrian Teare, our club Secretary. He is my first port of call for any issues regarding the club, the work he does behind the scenes is unparalleled and he supports the coaches 100%.  For those of you don’t know, Adrian was our Varsity winning heavyweight boxer last year and although he trained hard again this season, he just missed out on making the team this year. In spite of this he has put aside his own personal disappointment to continue to support and encourage the team. He is the definition of a sportsman and what, in my opinion, makes boxing and boxers remarkable.

BEN BLOWES (HEAD COACH)

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. (Mark Twain)

To view the 2010 Varsity Team profiles click here