Friends became enemies for 6 vicious violent minutes in a shock fight in a hotel near Heathrow Airport, London, England.
Ian Wright, Arsenal & England footballer fought Ireland’s Tony Healy (a professional golfer) who likes to box in a 3 x 2 minute boxing match
Fri 28 March 2014 at the Thistle hotel Heathrow
Both Ian Wright and Tony Healy completed an intensive 8 week training programmes. Both fighters want a win so badly that it’s become personal.
They also want to raise money for DEBRA – a charity supporting people with a painful skin blistering condition www.debra.org.uk
So please donate whatever you can here: www.justgiving.com/Wright-vs-Healy
Here is the 1 minute promotional video for the fight.
Here is the full fight including the entrance, introductions, 3 x 2 minute rounds, the result & finally, Ian and Tony instantaneously becoming life-long friends once again.
Fantastic night including West Side Gym Boxing Club boxers who also demonstrated fantastic skills and great respect for each other at the end of each fight. They were all an absolute credit to their excellent coaching team: John Holland (head coach), Barry Jones (former IBF and intercontinental Champion), Harry Holland and Joe Ackary. The work that these guys put in, week in, week out, is simply phenomenal.
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Please give whatever you can to www.JustGiving.com/Wright-vs-Healy. DEBRA is a great charity. So let’s generate as much awareness of this agonising skin disorder and help to find a solution by raising as much funds as possible.
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great idea, hope you raise lots of cash, – Mark DAA Executive Lounge Dublin
Thanks Mark. Keep an eye on this post. We’ll be adding video clips, photos & comments from Ian & Tony in the build up to the fight. ~ Paul
ITV 4 showed a documentary about Ian Wright last night – it’s avaialble on the ITV player for 28 days so catch it while you can https://www.itv.com/itvpl…/ian-wright-nothing-to-something
I have booked the date in my diary. I can’t wait, what a swell fight!
Defo worth seeing
Great idea for a great cause, hope it raises a great deal of money and awareness. Sport doing good yet again.
Exactly & well said ‘Sport Doing Good’ – not enough credit sometimes. Spread the word.
Huge thanks to Paul Smith and his team (particularly the camera lady & editor, Mollie Manning-Walker) for covering the event for a great cause. What a great site Great Sportsmanship Programme
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Tony, our pleasure – it was inspirational to see the fighting intensity and yet total camaraderie after all the fights – your own included. Really great stuff. Keep sharing this page link so donations will keep coming in. ~ Paul
It sounds like it was an excellent match, with a lovely atmosphere. I true event, in the spirit and celebration of sportsmanship. It was a shame I could not make it!
It sounds like it was an excellent match, with a lovely atmosphere. A true event, in the spirit and celebration of sportsmanship. It was a shame I could not make it!
This is an excellent story! Although it was violent,it did help people with painful skin blisters by raising money for charity.
Yes Minesh, boxing is a tough sport. Surprisingly, boxers have a great tradition of showing respect for each other at the end of almost every fight – they hug each other and then go overt to the opposition coaches and shake hands after the fight.