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DREAM COME TRUE
“What can I say. Well, getting in there I was
more nervous than I’d been in all my fights”
Robinson described his anxiety before the
biggest fight of his career thus far. “The first
few rounds I felt he was quite tricky, the guy
was hard to pin down, his movement was
brilliant, he had a good boxing brain on him,
he was a very good counter-puncher.”
Some of those worries came from a late
change in opponent, as Jason Ball had
pulled out of the contest, leaving Allon to
jump in at very short notice, having not
fought professionally for over 4 years –
mostly linked to legal troubles outside of the
ring.

Redditch’s Andrew Robinson speaks to Boxing Mad
Magazine’s Peter Wells about being on cloud nine,
after winning his fIrst pro belt in Birmingham
Merely finding a road to follow was tough enough for Andrew Robinson. That is why winning a title that barely receives any recognition in the boxing world comes as such a huge
achievement for the 29 year old former DJ.
Speaking to Boxing Mad Magazine last year, Andrew revealed the troubles he met growing up on the wrong side of the law. Robinson told us he “should have been dead already” having been at gun point several times. But now the admirably humble Robinson
lives with his fiancée and two children and gives praise to God for his change in direction.
On Saturday 22nd March his dreams came true when he claimed the vacant British Masters Bronze Super Middleweight title, improving to 10-0(3) in the process. Luke Allon
4-2(1) – only other defeat was to Patrick Mendy – was brave but overpowered in 5
rounds as Robinson was let loose in front of his adoring family, friends and fans.

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““It was a worry to be fair cause on paper
this guy is better than Jason Ball, and I’d
planned to give Jason Ball a boxing lesson. From my perspective I don’t think he’s
(Ball) the best of boxers but I know he’s a
really good fighter, so my plan was not to
get involved. So when I knew I was fighting
another prospect, I thought I’m not gonna
be able to box this guy, to my knowledge
this guy was as good a boxer as me. And
he only had one loss, to Patrick Mendy.”
Robinson soon settled into a rhythm as he
looked to put his inactive foe under pressure, “by the end of round 2 I knew I had to
throw in bunches, I knew that would slowly
break him down.” But maybe getting over
eager, Robinson paid the price late in round
4 for lunging in, touching down for the first
time in his career, “I jumped in, I felt like
I lost my footing and cause he’s a good
counter-puncher he caught me off balance.
I didn’t actually go down my glove just
touched the floor and I was given a standing
eight.”

In the 5th, Robinson responded in style,
driven on by the embarrassment of the earlier knockdown, “it pissed me off to be fair!
I sat down and thought ‘bloody hell I need
to get on this guy now cause he’s gaining
confidence’. Coming into the fight I felt so
good, I thought it’s time to give everything
now. And that’s what I did”
Indeed that is exactly what Andrew did as
he twice floored Allon in the 5th, forcing the
referee to intervene with 48 seconds left in
the round.
After exhaling with relief, the emotions soon
kicked in for Robinson, “I was really emotional, I cried. It was lovely to have everyone there, everyone I loved, it was a dream
come true. It still gives me goosebumps
thinking about it, it’s every boxers dream.”
Days after the fight Robinson was still evidently emotional after an incredible transformation, the realisation of just what he has
achieved was still taking its toll, “I just felt
I’d achieved everything that I need to, that
was like winning a world title for me. It still
hasn’t sunk in now to be fair. Waking up
and sleeping with the belt! I’m at a loss for
words.”
An incredible story has already been written
in the stars by Andrew Robinson, but his
jubilant supporters feel they have only just
seen the beginning of an exciting boxing
journey. With not one ounce of pressure on
his shoulders, Robinson is enjoying every
minute of his boxing story, as he carries on
living the dream.

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