Kingston bare knuckle boxer Harvey Dossett is ecstatic at his second-round stoppage victory over Belfast's Aaron Sinclair on the Leeds Brawl show organised at the northern city's John Charles Centre by the UK's leading bare knuckle promotion BYB.  

Dossett said: "The fight was brutal."

"'I got my opponent under control in the second round and had him against the ropes to launch a barrage of punches which left no one in any doubt that I'd won the fight.

"I've got a three-fight contract with BYB so am looking forward to two more shows soon."

Dossett, who turns 22 in December and describes himself as "just about the youngest and hardest bare-knuckle fighter in England", won five national championships as a teenage amateur boxer before "throwing myself into bare knuckle boxing in [his] late teens to get plenty of competition experience".

He said: "I've inherited my boxing genes via my mother who is my rock of strength. Her dad was boxer Polo Burke.

 "She understands the fight game. I hope that if I have children, they'll be boxers too."

He continued: "My ambition remains to be a professional boxer.

"Bare knuckle suits me as I'm quick and good at damaging the opponent's face while dodging their shots. I came out of the Leeds fight unscathed."

Dossett's father Steve is his biggest fan.

Steve said: "Harvey was just nineteen, still a boy really who'd trained in our garage, when he fought Johnny Jones in the bare-knuckle ring, the trigon.

"He's now won three bouts by stoppage. On the Leeds show everyone saw how strong a fighter he is as he put on a quality performance combining speed, strength and technical ability.

"He deserves the professional boxing contract he so wants."

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Ben Young, who trains Dossett, said: "I always knew that Harvey was one of the best juniors around.

"In Leeds, he showed how well he can box with an excellent performance.

"He's been more committed to training lately and has talent, which coupled with hard work, now looks like making him unbeatable."

Like all elite athletes, Dossett welcomes sponsorship.

He said: "I'm grateful to Gosling and Dossett Groundworks & Construction, Cypress Garden Services and Trademark Scaffolding Services for their generosity.

"New potential sponsors should contact me on Facebook Harvey Dossett or my dad Steve Dossett or by e-mail at [email protected]."