Zach looks to make it a hat-trick of wins
Zach Evans…looks a useful addition to the pro ranks
AT this early stretch of his journey, Zach Evans looks a very useful addition to the paid ranks.
He’s sharp, aggressive and accurate.
But the light-middle has, let’s be honest, shone against men chosen to be beaten. He made his debut in March against busy journeyman MJ Hall and predictably prevailed by a shut out 40-36 scoreline after four rounds.
His second contest was more explosive. Rugged Bulgarian Petar Aleksandrov copped a peach of a body shot and was unable to come out for the second.
That performance – at Dudley Town Hall last month – showed Evans possesses power.
The 25-year-old, raised in Cannock but now living in Droitwich, goes for his hat-trick at Birmingham’s Eastside Rooms on a Sunday, July 30, a show imaginatively entitled “Crunch Time at Lunchtime” by promoters BCB.
No opponent has been named, but expect another four round learning fight.
Zach is trained by Mitchel Pearce at Priory Park Boxing Club, Dudley, where Evans ended his amateur career. He finished with 15 wins from 19 outings.
He first boxed during a spell based in York, representing the Legions club.
Zach picked up a Yorkshire Elite Challenge title in his very first amateur fight, through a unanimous points success over Joe Garside, who is now an unbeaten 6-0 pro.
He switched sports after 30 bouts in kickboxing, which he learned at the Huntington Kickboxing and Adrenaline gyms, in Cannock and Brownhills.
In an interview last month, Zach said: “I’ll be looking to get, at least, two more fights in this year. I might even look at a six-rounder sooner rather than later.
“I’m a fast learner. I came into amateur boxing with a kickboxing record and won belts, so I’m confident that I can adapt. I love the idea of becoming a pro champion.
“I did a lot with Owen Cooper (Midlands welterweight champion) for my debut, which was great southpaw sparring for the opponent that I had.
“It was exciting to make my debut, because it was all new and different, and I had quite a few people there to support me, which was even better.
“My opponent (MJ Hall) was there to survive, if I’m being honest, and I didn’t really have to get out of first gear with him. I wasn’t expecting all that much, though.
“He was there to do his job and get through the rounds, which he did, so I have to respect that. I felt that I handled a southpaw well, so I was pleased enough.
“I’m looking to step up, every time, like I did when I was an amateur. I always wanted to fight the best. The better the opponent, the bigger performance that you will get from me.”
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