Jade Grierson was on fire from start to finish on Saturday when she went head-to-head with her Spanish opponent Patricia Gonzalez in what was widely considered to be the best bout of the evening.
The fight took place at Nottingham’s Rushcliffe Arena in an event held by Scott Calow Boxing Promotions.
Round one saw Grierson box to instructions and the game plan, as she lit the Spaniard up with straight punches.
Grierson controlled the space and distance with the right tactics — something that would prove vital against such a big and strong opponent.
Although Gonzalez stopped an unbeaten opponent last time out, this time it was the Newark boxer who showed her class and technical superiority over the first three rounds.
Grierson took her foot off the pedal a little in the fourth, allowing Patricia to build on momentarily before she landed a tremendous right hand on the bell at the end of the round that rocked her opponent.
In the fifth round, the Newark fighter got right back to her boxing and looked to re-apply pressure on her opponent.
The result left Gonzalez struggling to cope with the intense pressure.
The final round saw both girls going head-to-head and slugging it out and, although Jade looked to be tiring, she always came out on top of all exchanges.
“I was very impressed with Jade’s performance on Saturday evening,” said Suggy’s Gym’s head coach and trainer Dean Sugden.
“I told her we had to be tuned in and deliver a punch-perfect performance, given that Patricia is very strong and would keep on coming.
“Despite the fact that Patricia did just that, Jade was always one step ahead in the fight, dropping maybe the fourth round but catching the eyes of the boxing fraternity.
“After the fight, I was stopped by a few influential people at ringside, telling me how impressed they were with Jade and her performance against such a strong opponent. “With her record now standing at 3-0, she has been moved up to third in the British rankings, with only Terry Harper and Hannah Rankin above her, and we are one step closer to a title fight for Jade.
“In the meantime, all eyes will be on another of our pro boxers, Chad Sugden, who returns to the ring on Saturday, April 12, at Sheffield’s Magna Centre, and full details of this one will be released shortly.”
“I couldn’t be happier than I was coming away from Saturday’s contest, that left me feeling as though I followed instructions from the corner by the book and I delivered what we put into play in the gym,” said Grierson.
“Now currently third in the British rankings I am very excited for the future — I will box anyone, anywhere — the sooner the better.
“The plan now is to stay focused and develop from Saturday’s performance, sitting down with the Suggy’s Gym team and discussing the next best steps for my career.
“It’s always a pleasure to box here in the Midlands and taking 100-plus fans there certainly gave plenty of energy in the arena.
“A huge thank you to all of my supporters on the night and to my sponsors Novati and Security2 who were also in attendance.
“And how fantastic to finish the night off sharing the ring with my daughter Amani, my legacy and the one Icdo all of this for.”
