By Paul Webb
CALLUM Latimer is the newest off the Shoe-Field gymnasium manufacturing line to show skilled, and his debut will come on July 19th on BCB Promotions ‘Summer season Showdown’ on the Dudley City Corridor.
The 20-year-old from Corby has been passionate concerning the sport since childhood. Following a gentle novice background, he shall be hoping to make a powerful begin to life within the paid ranks.
“I’m buzzing to get in there; it’s exhausting to elucidate how a lot I’m wanting ahead to it,” stated Latimer.
“There are just a few nerves, after all, however I’ve been coaching exhausting for this, and it’s all I’ve ever needed to do. I advised my mother I needed to field after I was 4 years outdated, however she stated I needed to wait until I used to be seven earlier than I may begin. I keep in mind counting the times down, figuring out that on my birthday, I might have the ability to field.
“I began out at Kettering after which moved on to Burton Park ABC boxing as an adolescent. My novice profession was good; I made it to some semi-finals however couldn’t fairly recover from the road and make it to the finals of competitions. I feel my model is much extra suited to the professionals than the amateurs.”
Northampton boxing is in a really sturdy place, with the Shoe-Field gymnasium main the way in which. Final Saturday, one of many gymnasium’s greatest, Ben Vaughan, demolished Dom Hunt inside a spherical of their British Title eliminator, and the feel-good issue positively impressed Latimer.
“After I turned sixteen, I began to essentially take the game severely and moved to the Shoe-Field gymnasium in Northampton. I didn’t wish to do the traditional issues folks my age did; I needed to be totally different from everybody else.
“My first correct coaching camp has been nice, and I really feel like with all of the expertise within the gymnasium round me, there’s all the time one thing to be taught.
“Being from Corby, it’s a little bit of a distance to Dudley for my supporters to return, however I don’t thoughts the place it’s so long as I get to make my debut, and I do know there’ll nonetheless be folks making the journey as much as see me, and I respect everybody that does.”
Ben Collins will headline the present, which may even characteristic an unbeaten trio of prospects: Conor Baker, Jasmin Harmitt, and Jamie Edwards.
