Four wins in just five days for slick Aman

Aman Kumar…booked his place in this weekend’s national semis

IN boxing, Leamington Spa will always be remembered as the town that produced the Turpin brothers, most notably world champ Randolph.

But a new breed of fighters are now putting the place on the fistic map. Leamington is enjoying a boxing boomtime.

On the professional circuit, the torch is being carried by Danny Quartermaine, who holds two versions of the European title, and former Commonwealth Games heavyweight gold medallist Lewis Williams. He’s just made his paid debut on a major, televised promotion.

But there are a raft of top amateurs from a number of local clubs who are set to again cement Leamington’s status as a real fight town.

And one of the very best is Aman Kumar, a light-welter (63.5kg) tipped for big things.

From the Cleary’s gym that spawned Quartermaine and Williams, the teenager registered an astonishing feat last week.

He beat four men – very, very good men – in five days to progress to this weekend’s NABGC championships’ national semi-final.

The list included a first round stoppage of an opponent who beat Aman in the national championships and points victory over the current Haringey Box Cup champ.

That’s very good going for a boxer taking part in his first full season as a senior.

“I’m slick and fluid, elusive and I can switch it up,” said the 19-year-old.

In the national semis, staged in Blackburn, Aman will face Mikey Evans. The Liverpool hope beat Aman in the Haringey Cup finals last year.

Aman, whose been boxing for eight years, has lost only nine of 41 bouts. He’s represented England in the Tri-Nations tournament and collected silver, won an Irish box cup, featured in national finals and collected Midlands titles.

“One hundred per cent, I want to turn professional – maybe in a couple of years. I’ll see what comes up in the amateurs and then put pen to paper,” he said.

Edwin Cleary, head of Cleary’s Gym, said: “He is a special talent, he can do pretty much anything. I have to stop him from training too hard.”

It’s s big weekend for Aman. He and his team are confident bigger fights and bigger nights await the Warwickshire talent – both in the amateurs and pros.