Ross' grandfather, Doug Bidwell helps Ross out.
Ross and his mum Lorraine.
Ross with his cousin Lee Minter and Mike Tyson. |
Ross Minter entered the boxing
world after being a keen and successful footballer, playing for
numerous teams and on the junior books for Fulham Elite. It was
not until he turned thirteen that a friend introduced him to a new
boxing gym that had recently opened just down the road from their
secondary school Oxted County in Surrey. The young footballer stepped
into the gym and it changed his life forever.
After the initial interest had developed into a secure hobby, Ross'
mother Lorraine then asked his grandfather, Doug Bidwell (who had
trained and managed his father Alan and many other fighters to Titles)
to help Ross out.
Although Lorraine wasn't keen for Ross to become involved in boxing,
knowing only too well that with it came a lot of hard work and heart
ache, she knew her son had the passion and want in him to become
a good fighter, so she supported him and is there every step of
the way.
"I take a lot of strength and knowledge from my mum as she
has been involved with boxing all her life, and she knows what she
is talking about. Being brought up in boxing and then experiencing
first hand my dad's ups and downs to become a champion, has made
her an important and accurate voice in my career."
Doug agreed and took Ross to Crawley's Boxing Club where he started
getting experience in sparring with his cousin Lee Minter (an already
successful amateur boxer) and many other amateur fighters. Doug saw a lot of potential in Ross but also recognised the pressure he was under, being in the local spot light, and as a result sought
out a gym further afield and so introduced Ross to Jimmy Dawson
the Foley ABC trainer who Doug had trained years before.
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