Denton Vassell Interview By Terry Dooley for www.britishboxers.co.uk

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We go 'Inside Boxing' for an in-depth interview with unbeaten Commonwealth welterweight champion Denton Vassell from Manchester. - Unbeaten in 19 fights this powerful highly rated fighter is just on the outskirts of the scene at the moment, having spent time away from boxing. Denton tells Terry Dooley how family deaths including his father, all around the same time had a big effect on his mental preperation for fights. Plus his child being taken to hospital twice had a big effect on his last couple of performances. But after a break from boxing, Denton is now back and ready to push on with his promising career and the British welterweight division had better be looking over their shoulder! Denton, 27, also talks about Interview By: Terry Dooley Video Producton: Chris Maylett for www.britishboxers.co.uk @britishboxers @terryboxing sorry for the bad sound on this video, mic problems.. will fix! Denton Vassell Age: 27 Place of residence: Ancoats, Manchester Weight: Welterweight Record: 19-0 (9) Titles: 2006 ABA welterweight champion as an amateur. Current Commonwealth welterweight champion. Notable wins: Lee Purdy (W12), Bethel Ushona (W12) and Samuel Colomban (W12) Trained by: Bob Shannon Promoted by: Ricky Hatton Boxing Heroes: Jack Dempsey, Mike Tyson, Andre Berto and Ricky Hatton Denton Vassell won the Commonwealth title courtesy of a bruising decision win over Lee Purdy in April 2010. Vassell's triumph over Purdy was bittersweet for the Ricky Hatton-promoted boxer as his father, Mancel, was ill in hospital at the time and later passed away after battling cancer ahead of Denton's maiden defence, a decision win over the experienced Bethuel Ushona in March 2011. Denton, nicknamed 'Achilles' due to his impressive physique, battled through his grief, overcame Ushona's's negative tactics and dedicated the fight to his father. Ironically, Mancel had disapproved of Denton's decision to become a boxer when the youngster turned his back on bodybuilding at the age of 15. However, Mancel supported Denton's choice after witnessing his son's determination to succeed. Denton's last fight was a decision win over Samuel Colomban in November 2011. He was supposed to fight in April, but his son fell ill with bronchial problems and was hospitalised, prompting Denton to push his first outing of 2012 back rather than short-change himself, his family and his fans. With his son now on the mend, Vassell hopes to put the hardships of recent years behind him and move on with his boxing career. By Terry Dooley