Tributes to Dereham Boxing Club stalwart Joe Perry
Mr Perry had been a dedicated member of Dereham Boxing Club for 46 years, touching hundreds of lives and coaching, guiding and inspiring generations of boxers. His dad, Henry, taught him to box, following a family tradition that stretched back 100 years and over three generations. It is believed Mr Perry fought about 140 bouts in his amateur career, sometimes boxing twice or three times a week. He joined Dereham Boxing Club in 1975 as a coach with his friend Kenny Harvey. At the time the club was in an old railway carriage behind the Railway Tavern. It later moved to Cherry Tree car park...
Source: edp24.co.uk