Before a packed audience at the Hotel L’Horizon, which included former world heavyweight contender Earnie Shavers and current IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods, Jersey won by five bouts to four against a Midlands Select.
So popular was the inaugural event, that six tables have already been booked for the next event in February.
Event organiser and club president Mark Dunlop was thrilled with the evening.
‘I am delighted with the turn out and the reaction to the evening – it was fantastic.
I have had people on the telephone over the weekend wanting to book more tables for the next event.
I think there are one or two things that I might change, but on the whole, I am very pleased with the night.’ On the night, junior light welterweight boxer Tommy Noel beat an energetic Craig Wilshee, with a unanimous verdict, after three rounds in a promising and encouraging performance.
Next up was Ryan Powell, who was surely heading for victory over Dann Mifflin in the lightweight clash when the ref stopped the match in the second round after, it is understood, Mifflin gave the referee verbal abuse after a number of warnings for holding.
Jersey’s Ollie Power then found himself on the receiving end of a referee’s disqualification, in his welterweight clash with Dean Wilshee, older brother of the earlier defeated Craig.
The tight match was eventually stopped in the third round.
Then came the judges’ bout of the night between Pascal Corcoran and Kevin Dutton, in their welterweight clash.
Corcoran, with strong support from his family in the audience, was the more aggressive of the two boxers, despite losing out to a considerable height advantage.
The judges gave all three rounds to Corcoran.
Midland select boxer Ashley Green was just too strong for Jersey’s Elliot Kennedy, who was beaten, unanimously, in their bantamweight contest.
After the interval, Islander Danny Kennedy fought an excellent bout to get a unanimous decision over welterweight rival Shaun Watson.
Jersey’s Danny Maka also won his welterweight clash with Duane Parker, this time on a majority decision.
Then came the super heavyweight bout, between Jersey’s John McKechnie and the Midlands’ Carl Morgan, who was eventually given a unanimous victory.
McKechnie received a nasty facial cut early on in the opening round and at one point the referee stopped the match to clean and inspect the wound.
However, the big hitters were allowed to continue and put on an excellent performance right up to the bell.
Finally, a majority decision victory was given to the Midlands’ Carl Grombridge in his lightweight clash with Leonis’ Ben Murray.
Dave Thompson, the boxing co-ordinator and chairman of the JDBC, said: ‘Overall, I was delighted with the performance of the lads on the night and there were some very good fights.
I thought they were hard bouts and tough opposition.
‘The dinner club will be a means to help develop boxing and that is the format we will have to adapt to.’
