RUSTHALL'S boxers completed a busy weekend with two bouts at the HG Wells centre and Hemin Qadir's fight quite simply turned into a war of the worlds.

Qadir faced Steve Ellis in the lightwelterweight division in a fight that had the 2,600 capacity on their feet.

Ellis came out with the sole intention of knocking Qadir to the canvas, but the Rusthall boxer just wouldn't go down.

Rounds two and three were tit for tat, with Qadir counterattacking well, and by the fourth round Qadir had turned the bout on its head to win a majority points verdict. In coach Billy Hall's words, he calmed the beast.

"Ellis was big, strong and looked mean," Hall said. "He came to do a number on Qadir – every single shot had knockout on it.

"But by the fourth round Qadir had started backing up the monster, he'd calmed the beast. He had him against the ropes.

"Qadir was named boxer of the night and it topped off a fantastic week."

Fighting earlier on the bill Felix Kelly, a former kickboxer, made his debut for Rusthall in the welterweight division against Nat Rodriguez. The 21-year-old was sluggish to begin with and not at his sharpest, but came into the fight as the clock ticked by and won a majority decision.

"He's glad to get the rust out of him and it's good to see him in the ring," Hall said. "We just need to work on him to get his weight down."

Last Friday, Rusthall had mixed fortunes down at Southampton. Club captain John Grice suffered a disappointing TKO. Hall says it may be his last season in the ring. However, two young boxers at the club showed just how talented they are.

Twelve-year-old Setan 'The Hunter' McPhee faced David McDonheh on his debut and took to it like a duck to water, winning a unanimous decision.

"Over the three rounds he constantly hunted his opponent like prey," Hall said. "It was an excellent display by the youngster, who was described as one to watch."

Also on the bill was Jordan Bradley-Stopps. If the 14-year-old went into this contest a bit over confident – he certainly came out of it with plenty of cuts and bruises. However, his technical skills shone through in the end and he won on points.

"He made it a lot harder work for himself than he had to," Hall said.