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There’s no excuse for Nick to
come back to England rusty
Back garden track will prepare
Morris for start of new season
NICK Morris may not be taking part
in the Australian Championship
this winter, but he has no excuse
for returning to Europe rusty in the
new year.
The 20-year-old, who is the third
member of Swindon Robins’ top five
to be announced for 2015, has opted
out of riding in the national series
but does have bikes in Australia in
order to practice during his stay
Down Under.
While other riders in Australia will
be looking for track time wherever
possible, Morris’s girlfriend’s family
have a purpose-built track in their
yard, which the Robins rider is back yard so I’ve been out there a
making the most of. fair bit, trying to get better. “It’s easy for me to get out there
“I’m not doing the Aussie titles or
anything, I’m going to relax a little
bit because I did a lot of racing last
year but I’ll find time to relax a little so they built a really awesome
too,” he said. speedway track. I’m going to help
“My girlfriend’s got a track in her
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The Robins boss writes for Link Sport
Time to show support
IT’S great news we’re having the
Ben Fund meeting at Swindon in
March and it’s so important to
remember what a great job they do.
You only have to look where the
money goes.
It goes to riders like Ricky
Ashworth and a load of others who
are injured and in need of help so
it’s so good we can still look after
our own in speedway.
It should serve as a reminder to us
all how important it is, especially
the current riders who should see
it’s for such a good cause.
When I was riding the fund was
slightly different but it still helped
an awful lot of riders so it’s a great
Nick Morris is back with Swindon Robins for the 2015 season thing.
You may not think it’s ever going
great for me too. to be you that needs the help but
it can be, you only have to look at
“I’ve got a bit lucky there I think, so I’ll be doing that a lot, they have riders like Ricky who has needed
her brother wants to start racing a water truck and everything there their help.
and they have a block of land so it’s great. It would be up there Hopefully we’ll get a really
with a lot of Premier League tracks big crowd out and people will
for sure so I’ve got really luck with be hungry for racing, with the
him a little bit and it works out this one.” Blunsdon track in tip-condition.
Mayo’s show to be the best yet
SWINDON promoter Keith Mayo 2008 and he cannot wait to hear
believes his 13 February show the first bell ring for what he
at the Oasis Leisure Centre will claims will be his best event yet.
be the best boxing spectacle the “It’s taken a bit of time to
town has ever seen. finalise but we are delighted with
Games gold medallist Eamonn the card we have put together,”
With former Commonwealth
said Mayo.
headline act, Mayo is confident Paddy Fitzpatrick which means
O’Kane now confirmed as the
“This show is in association with
the show, which is being staged
we have been able to bring in
in association with
Swindon trainer FORMER Wootton a big name like Eamonn
O’Kane to Swindon.
Paddy Fitzpatrick, Bassett junior Jonny May Eamonn is ranked
will be a sell-out. recently played his 100th eighth in the IBF
Joining The back, who is set to repre- ratings and is a
game for Gloucester.
star O’Kane, sent England in the Six Nations, the Commonwealth
name every boxing
middleweight
fan will know
who is rated
having won gold at
reached the milestone in the
eighth in the IBF
win over Saracens
Games, we are
world rankings, are
five Swindon boxers in January delighted to have him
in Kelvin Young, Luke on our show.
“And before Eamonn fights we
Watkins, Ryan Martin, Garvey have what I believe is the best
Kelly and Danny Bharj. Newly
crowned British Masters Bronze undercard I’ve ever had on one of
light heavyweight champion Tariq my shows with all six boxers on
makes up the seven fight card. British titles down the line.”
the hunt and capable of winning
Quaddus, managed by Mayo,
Tickets for the show are priced
It will be Mayo’s 14th
promotion in Swindon since at £35 standard and £60 VIP/
he staged the first professional
ringside. Call Keith Mayo on
boxing show in the town for 07789890453 or any of the
boxers for details.
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