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Betting.Betfair
on Oct 29, 2012 at 07:48:07 PM
[b]There's more Betfair Prizefighter action at York Hall on Saturday night and after an upset last time Alex Steedman is backing hard-hitting Curtis Valentine to pull off a long odds win...[/b]
Last month's Betfair Prizefighter in Liverpool was a timely reminder that just about anything is possible in this format of boxing. The final instalment of this year's boxfest sees eight light-middleweights chasing the £32,000 prize won recently by 10/1 shot Terry Flannigan and with the introduction of a £2,000 bonus for every knockout scored fans and punters will be hoping fighters chase the carrot.
The line-up features the usual mix of comeback guys with experience alongside the new kids on-the-block but don't worry there won't be any singing or dancing, at least not until the winner's ...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Feb 10, 2012 at 08:40:38 AM
[i]Adil Anwar, the Leeds boxer known as The Platinum Kid, is the early favourite for Saturday night's Prizefighter Light Welterweights, sponsored by Betfair. Seemed we should go to Leeds to meet him and find out more . . .[/i]
[b]Hi Adil, and good luck for Saturday.[/b]
I know I can't wait, It's a big opportunity for me.
[b]How did you first start boxing?[/b]
As a youngster I got into a dilemma with a kid at school and my cousin had to step in. He got suspended from school, and my dad thought it would be good as something for me for self defence. It was something he wanted to put me in anyway - my grandad was a professional gymnast and he used to do boxing in the army in Pakistan, so had always wanted somebody from the family to do it. My uncles had always been into mixed martial...