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Fight fans have been snapping up tickets for 'Crunch Time At Lunch Time' at Wolverhampton Civic Hall with the box office reporting a very limited number of tickets are available a month before the show.

PJ Rowson of promoters First Team reports the show on Sunday, March 14 is heading for a sell out and revealed another title fight has been added to a bill that also features eight unbeaten prospects and will be screened live on the internet on www.hattonboxing.tv. 

Rowson announced Rob Doody and Martin Gordon will now clash in a Black Country derby to decide the vacant British Masters welterweight title after they fought out a thrilling draw in Birmingham last month.

Dean Harrison tops the bill in front of his home crowd when he bids to rip the Midlands Area light-welterweight title from Ben Lawler and revive his hopes of another crack at the British championship following last year's challenge to Paul McCloskey in front of the Sky Sports cameras.

First Team are among the busiest promoters in Britain and Rowson said: "We always aim to put on value-for-money shows and the response of the public proves we must be doing something right !

"I'm a boxing fan myself and know what boxing fans want. We look to put on competitive, exciting fights that will get fans out of their seats."

Fans in Wolverhampton and those watching on the internet will also get the chance to judge who is the hottest prospect in First Team's stable of more than 70 boxers.

Birmingham welterweight Nasser Al-Harbi has been tipped as a future world champion, while Rob Hunt, Chris Truman, Jamie Ball, Richie Ghent, Ben Wilkes, Llewelyn Davies and Nick Blackwell all look to extend their unbeaten record on the bill.

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The bumper, 12-fight championship bill was set for Wolverhampton Civic Hall on February 28 - and that would have left Chris Truman with a dilemma.

The unbeaten lightweight is a massive Aston Villa fan and they meet either Manchester City or Manchester United in the Carling Cup final on that date.

Villa will be aiming to lift their first major domestic trophy for 14 years at Wembley - and Truman will be there to watch Martin O'Neill's glory bid after First Team put their show back two weeks.

'Crunch Time At Lunch Time,' topped by Dean Harrison's Midlands Area title fight and to be screened live on the internet on www.hattonboxing.tv, will now be at the same venue on March 14.

"Chris is a massive Villa fan," said PJ Rowson of First Team, "and there's no way he was going to be at his best if he had to box on the same day they were playing their biggest match for years.

"He's very pleased we've decided to put the show back a couple of weeks."

Truman has attracted a big following among Villa supporters and they have seen him make a sparkling start to his professional career.

He has put together three straight wins and will go head to head with seven other unbeaten prospects in Wolverhampton in March.

The bill will feature eight unbeaten fighters from the First Team stable and Rowson said: "They are all desperate to prove they are No 1 in the stable."

 Ben Wilkes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsEAa8mwmmM
http://www.brandhatton.com/VideoNews/817/Wilkes_looking_forward_to_hometown_fight.aspx
 
Ricky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrEMJKwroUs
http://www.brandhatton.com/TV/Rickys_Page

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