What a night!!! I got to live all my Rocky dreams as a 46 year old man!! Crazy t
By Rhys Denny · November 10, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
What a night!!! I got to live all my Rocky dreams as a 46 year old man!!
Crazy that the first Media Fight Night that I attend is one that I am taking a part in, but it lived up to the hype and more and I am proud to have played a small part in the best night in media. This was the most incredible experience of my life and something I will never forget as long as I live.
Thank you John Maloney for putting your faith in me, especially after my first few sessions when I walked into the lodge!! and congratulations to you and Abbi Jeffery for putting on an event of such magnitude. Friends and family not from the industry were blown away by the scale.
Thank you to my indomitable opponent for the night Matt McGonigle who I have loved getting to know over the last 9 months and for showing why I was terrified of catching strays from his gigantic guns!!! A true warrior and an absolute gent of a human.
Thank you to Ashley Newman, Mark Reigate and all the trainers at the Fitzroy lodge who have put so much of their time into training and supporting us with so much patience through this entire adventure. We are not boxers, but to learn the sport from these incredible coaches has been one the most humbling, enjoyable experiences of my life. They love the Welsh now, Im sure of it!!!!
To all my fellow combatants on the evening, I feel honoured to have gone through this experience with you. The laughs, camaraderie, support and determination have got me through this and I am going to miss getting punched by all of you before I even have my breakfast. I have watched all your fights back and you were incredible and inspiring Sonia Cunningham Vanessa Grainger Amy China Wire Samantha Chitty Philip Acton Alistair MacCallum Megan Turner Charlotte Vandervelde DENNIE MORRIS Thomas Clilverd Oya Mustafa Natasha Rabinowitz George Mardle Charlie Litster Aaron T. Mustafa Akhtar
Most importantly is that we have raised an unbelievable amount of money for Carney's Community & Off The Ropes who are doing the most incredible things in their communities.
I had a few folks mention that they would be interested in getting involved in the future and all I can say to them is, do it. You will not regret it, it is life changing.
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Credit @danlawphoto for the pictures.