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Enoch Williams noticed the dearth of afro hairdressing services in the UK and stepped into the breach My uncle Enoch Williams, who has died aged 80, was a pioneering businessman who set up black hairdressing salons for men and women, a hairdressing school and the first black British-owned factory selling hair care products. He was well-known for his upbeat attitude and his determination to provide opportunities for others. Enoch was born in the village of Swetes in Antigua to Ernest Williams, a trade union leader, and Sarah Andrew, a cook. He came to the UK as part of the Windrush generation in 1958, taking up his first job as a factory worker before becoming a postman. Friends from those days recall his driving ambition; rather than joining them for a drink after work, he would study at evening classes. ....
Daniel Herbert pays tribute to Repton head coach Tony Burns TONY Burns, who has died at the age of 80, left a huge mark on amateur boxing both as a boxer and coach. As the driving force behind the Repton club in Bethnal Green for half a century, he produced numerous boxers who achieved at all levels of the sport, from the Olympics to national champions. When Audley Harrison ended Britain’s 32-year Olympic gold drought in 2000, he was a Repton boxer. And Repton Olympians John H Stracey (1968) and Maurice Hope (1972) both went on to win world professional titles. Burns’ longevity as a coach can be seen in the Barker family’s achievements with the famed Bethnal Green outfit. In 1979-80, Terry Barker won ABA Junior and Senior titles in the same season, when still only 17. A generation later Terry’s son Darren won gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – and would later become world middleweight champ in the pros. Darren paid an emotional tribute on social media, say ....
Hughroy Currie, 1959-2021 Matt Bozeat pays tribute to former British heavyweight champion Hughroy Currie TREVOR “HUGHROY” CURRIE, who died last week aged 61, had a seven-month reign as British heavyweight champion and upset former world-title challenger Alfredo Evangelista in Spain during his 29-fight career. Currie produced a late rally against the awkward Funso Banjo in September, 1985 to claim the British title vacated by Dave Pearce [ Currie is pictured above right with Peace and Banjo] and lost the belt in six rounds to Horace Notice, on the Isle of Man. The honest efforts of Currie, Notice and Banjo at domestic level were rather overshadowed by Frank Bruno, by far and away Britain’s top heavyweight at the time. ....
By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart It may seem like I am obsessing with one Puerto Rican fighter one week and then along comes another the following week, but I am not! Honest! This week I had a look at three times world champion Wilfred Benitez, 53-8-1 31 KO’s, who fought professionally no fewer than on 62 occasions. He stands out because he became the youngest, at the age of just 17, of the Puerto Rican world champions! He was also no slouch, having been active during the years, in his weight divisions, of Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard – all of whom he fought! ....