Kent Charity Boxing are running another show later this month - and more newcomers are getting in the ring. Jason Cobb, a civil supervisor from Chatham, dabbled in karate and Thai boxing as a kid but the family man, now 35, is training hard ahead of his first-ever boxing bout.
The KCB show takes place on Saturday, February 17 at the Lordswood Leisure Centre. Cobb said: “To say the training has been hard is an understatement and every time I do it I’m proper blowing, but it has been really enjoyable. “It’s my first time boxing and something completely new.
When I was younger I used to do a lot of karate and Thai boxing but that was 20 years ago! I have had to start from the very beginning.” The Kent Charity Boxing team offer eight weeks of training for free - working out of the Kent Gloves Gym in Gillingham - with this month’s show raising money to help a young girl, Leilani, who has a rare heart and lung condition.
Cobb was tempted into the sport after taking his daughter to a show. He’s now hoping to put on a performance of his own. “I would like to go through all three rounds, at least,” he said. “If I do get a knockout all the better!