Michael Ayers and Wayne Rigby show what boxing is all about This content is protected Michael Ayers ON July 1 2000 British boxing was treated to an unlikely classic at the Bowlers Arena in Manchester where Londoner Michael Shaka Ayers took on late-substitute Wayne Rigby for the IBO lightweight title. Defending champion Ayers, 28-3-1 (25), only discovered who his opponent would be at late notice. The selection of 27-year-old Rigby was understandable as he was a former British champion and based in Manchester. Ayers, 35-years-old, was coming to the end of a stop start career that saw him reign as British champion after losing an early world title shot to Italian Giovanni Parisi. A domestic champion for over two years, Ayers won a Lonsdale belt outright before taking time out from his career after an excellent stoppage win over the previously unbeaten Colin Dunne. read the rest here :good
