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Middleton delivery driver Danny Weston\u2019s social media feed kept showing invites to train to box and two years ago at 34 Danny finally signed up at the Beeston club run by Tristan Haynes and Anthony Miller. In July he has his fifth bout as he competes for the Haynes Promotions title at 75kg with his fifteen-year-old son Tyler making his ring debut the same evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m thrilled at the opportunity and delighted that Tyler getting his first fight experience the same evening,\u201d said Danny, now 36. \u201cFather and son on the same show. That\u2019s a first for the promotion apparently. I started training to do something new and improve my fitness, maybe set some goals. Once I attended my first show I was hooked. This title fight is my fifth bout in just a year, and I plan to remain undefeated. It\u2019ll also be my longest contest yet at four two-minute rounds and although I get nervous the days before on fight day, I\u2019ve always felt confident and buoyed up by supporters shouting my name as I enter the ring keen to have fun doing the business.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to stay humble about my success so far and take each fight as it comes. This sport has helped me improve mentally and physically and be a better, more positive role model for my three children. I\u2019ve made rapid progress and was proud to get our club\u2019s \u2018most improved boxer\u2019 award in 2025. I\u2019ve stopped my previous four opponents before the bell. This title bout sees me box Andy Webster from Burnley. I\u2019m confident that together we\u2019ll put on a show. The truth is I want tougher opponents. Leaving the ring victorious but with a bust nose or a cut above the eye confirms that is exactly where I belong.\u201d<\/p>\n
Danny\u2019s son Tyler isn\u2019t continuing with competitive football. \u201cI wanted a new activity and seeing how boxing has been great for my dad I decided to give it a go. I\u2019m just so very proud that my dad is a semi-professional boxer. He\u2019s just what every boy wants his dad to be and he\u2019s, my dad. My bout is a skills bout which allows a novice boxer like me to show what skills I\u2019ve learnt without anxiety over the result. I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll enjoy it and it won\u2019t be too long before I\u2019m having decision bouts and following the family tradition of getting the win. I\u2019m about the youngest person at the club and it\u2019s great to be making new friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone\u2019s been impressed with Danny who always shows great heart, courage and determination and now deserves his shot at our promotion\u2019s title,\u201d said Tristan Haynes. \u201cHe typifies the kind of boxer our shows exist to promote as we offer talented fighters from across the region the opportunity to prove they belong in semi-professional unlicensed boxing. We\u2019re also keen to welcome Tyler starting out as a boxer. I\u2019m confident the July show will be a sell-out as Danny and all our boxers demonstrate just how entertaining and exhilarating boxing is.\u201d<\/p>\n
If interested in training with Haynes and Miller or attending the show at The Angler\u2019s Club in Burmantofts on 11 July 2026 contact Tristan Haynes on Facebook or e-mail thpaintersanddecorators@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a>. The gym is in Sugar Mills Business Park LS11 7HL. Contact Danny via Instagram @dannyweston23<\/strong><\/a> or e-mail dannyweston23@live.co.uk<\/strong><\/a> to offer sponsorship.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n This post was written by James Bovington<\/strong><\/p>\n We encourage anyone living or working in South Leeds to use this website to tell their news. You can either use the Create an article for South Leeds Life<\/strong><\/a> page, or email us at: info@southleedslife.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n While you\u2019re here, can we ask a favour?<\/strong><\/p>\n South Leeds Life is published by a not-for-profit social enterprise. We keep our costs as low as possible but we\u2019ve been hit by increases in the print costs for our monthly newspaper which have doubled in the last two years.<\/p>\n Could you help support local community news by making a one off donation, or even better taking out a supporters subscription?<\/p>\n Donate here, or sign up for a subscription at bit.ly\/SLLsubscribe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t