FURNESS fight fans will pack out The Nines next month for Barrow Amateur Boxing Club’s annual charity bout and auction.

The sell-out 'Barrow ABC versus Cancer' show on Friday November 4 will see up to 15 junior and senior bouts take place, from rookies up to experienced campaigners, with the host club's boxers taking on opponents from across the region.

Special guest will be Barrow ABC product Liam Conroy, the WBC Youth Silver light-heavyweight champion .

Brook Street head coach Jeff Moses said money raised from the show will help local ghood causes. Some of the proceeds will be split between Macmillan Cancer Support, St Mary's Hospice and Jo's Appeal and some funds will help local children with autism.

"All the tables have sold out and we are good to go," said Jeff Moses, who will be hitting the road this Friday, with four of his senior boxers in action.

First stop will be Irlam where Tia Davies will lace up her gloves for a rearranged 69-75 kilo women's novices championships bout, and then the Brook Street contingent will make the short journey to Warrington where Jim Braithwaite, Matt Currie and Josh Jones are all on the bill.

Stable mate Andy Rawlinson got his senior amateur career off to the perfect start recently when the 21-year-old super-heavyweight won a split-decision verdict on his debut in Leigh.

"He did well," said Moses. "The lad he fought was a rugby lad who had joined a gym and wanted to box. He was a big lad, but Andy did the business.

"What a lot of people don't realise is that with all other weight categories you have got maybe two or three kilos leeway for match-matching, whereas when it gets to super-heavyweight it could be a difference of fifteen or twenty kilos.

"And when they are hitting each other they really are hitting each other, and once you are in that category, that's it, you have made your choice. So it was a little bit daunting for Andy but he handled it well and he was tidy."