Two men sentenced after brawl at Huntingdon boxing match
The event had to be abandoned after glasses, chairs, and cans were thrown in the crowd
Two men involved in a violent disturbance at a boxing event in Huntingdon have been sentenced to prison after chaos at the venue left two spectators injured.
The incident unfolded at the Montagu Club on Hartford Road on the evening of 15 November 2024 during a boxing card featuring fighters from Wellingborough Boxing Club and Peterborough Boxing Club.
Trouble began shortly after 9.30pm when tensions among members of the crowd escalated into fighting.
Witnesses described scenes of disorder as people pushed toward the ring area, climbed onto tables and chairs, and exchanged blows.
During the unrest, Andrew Taylor was seen assaulting another person in the crowd. Organisers temporarily halted the match and warned attendees that the bout would be called off if the violence continued, but the situation deteriorated further.
By around 10.15pm, the event had been abandoned entirely as chairs, drinks cans and glasses were thrown across the venue. A larger confrontation then broke out involving several men, including Taylor and Asriel McLeod, who attacked another group inside the club.
A man and a woman suffered facial injuries after being struck by chairs and both required hospital treatment, although their injuries were not believed to be serious.
Police officers arrived at the scene after the offenders had fled, but investigators later identified those responsible using CCTV footage from the venue.
At Cambridge Crown Court on 14 May, 27-year-old Asriel McLeod, from Swallow Drive in Raunds, Northamptonshire, was sentenced to six years and four months in prison after admitting violent disorder linked to the incident. He also pleaded guilty to separate offences involving the supply of cocaine, heroin and cannabis outside Cambridgeshire.
Andrew Taylor, 33, of Burns Road in Wellingborough, received a prison sentence of two years and four months at Peterborough Crown Court on 18 March after pleading guilty to violent disorder.
Several other men were also sentenced for their involvement in the violence:
- Perry Coomber, 34, of Normandy Road, Peterborough, admitted affray and received an eight-month suspended sentence for 18 months.
- Brian Lawless, 27, of Lavender Crescent, Peterborough, pleaded guilty to affray and was given a six-month suspended sentence for 18 months.
- Lance Campbell, 41, of St Saviours Road, Birmingham, admitted affray and received a six-month suspended sentence for 18 months.
- Ezra Coke, 25, of Birchfield Road, Wellingborough, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was handed an 18-month suspended sentence.
- Shakeem Ghanie, 23, of The Drive, Wellingborough, admitted violent disorder and received a 16-month suspended sentence.
- Malakki Minter-Codrington, 22, of Kingsway, Wellingborough, was sentenced to 16 months suspended for two years after pleading guilty to violent disorder.
- Nassir Msuri, 30, of Priory Road, Wellingborough, received a community order after admitting violent disorder.
- Alfie Plummer, 21, of The Banks, Wellingborough, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was given a 15-month suspended sentence.
- Jaiden Stray, 19, of Golding Crescent, Earls Barton, admitted violent disorder and received a six-month youth referral order.
- Ramone Woodley, 22, of Ise Valley Way, Wellingborough, pleaded guilty to affray and was handed a 10-month suspended sentence.
DC Aurore Kiss, who investigated, said: “This was a disgraceful outbreak of violence, witnessed by a number of children, which saw two people needing hospital treatment and left numerous others injured who didn't go to hospital.
"There were also many more people left incredibly frightened and some with a lasting psychological impact."