A FORMER United States amateur boxing heavyweight champion, who used to spar with heavyweight great Larry Holmes, visited Cardigan ABC’s Maesyrhaf gym.
Zeke Wilson, a 59-year-old boxing promoter from the legendary fight town of Philadelphia, is currently touring Wales whilst plugging the film of his life story.
Among those at the gym to greet him were Cardigan ABC president Chris Lawson and club secretary Gareth Davies.
The Eighth Round - the title of Zeke Wilson’s autobiography which has now been made into a short film - tells how Zeke fought a precedent-setting court battle in the US over racial discrimination.
“I was a fight promoter and went to Massachusetts to do an event, but different bodies of the state cancelled me because of the colour of my skin,” he said.
“The state law stated that anyone who did boxing events had to pay $5,000.
“I was asked to pay $10,000 and white individuals didn’t have to pay. I did all my deposition and summary judgement myself and won my case in front of a jury.”
With Cardigan ABC head coach Guy Croft away on boxing duty, the training session was led by Fishguard-based Kev O’Sullivan, aided by an enthusiastic Zeke.
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