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Preston sports fan Joel Lucas has raised more than £300 in a boxing match for Rosemere Cancer Foundation.
Joel, 30, boxed his first ever match last month at Deepdale Stadium in thanks for the charity’s treatment of his father-in-law.
Having only running, skiing and tennis experience, Joel took on ultra white-collar boxing, a type of boxing designed for people with little to no prior experience.
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His wife Rio whose dad, Martin is currently being treated for prostate cancer at Rosemere Cancer Foundation, cheered him on from ringside.
Joel said: “Martin was diagnosed about a year-and-a-half-ago and has spoken of how the support he has received from those looking after him at Rosemere Cancer Centre has helped no end, even giving him a much better mind set.
“The fight was my way of saying thank you.”
Following three rounds of 30 seconds, the match ended with Joel victorious.
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Yvonne Stott, community and events fundraiser for Rosemere Cancer Foundation, said: “Our thanks to Joel and all his supporters. He might have won on points but he raised a knock-out donation for us and will now always be one of our Rosemere champions!”
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