Dudley boxer raises £2,000 for charity during first fight

Van driver Wayne Scott-Fox entered the boxing ring for the first time in his life in a charity boxing match in aid of the Oncology ward at Birmingham's Children's Hospital.

The 34-year-old's mission to help the ward followed a number of personal traumas in his life including the death of his mother from cancer when he was aged just 11 and then his niece Molly suffer leukaemia from an early age.

Mr Scott-Fox, from Dudley, could only last three rounds of the fight at Birmingham's Electric Nightclub after he torn his crucial ligament on his left leg. Struggling to move around, the referee called a stop to the fight.

Despite not lasting the whole fight, he managed to raise in the region of £2,000 for the oncology ward which cares for children at the hospital who are suffering from cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

And the knee injury was the last thing on Mr Scott-Fox's mind. He said the money would go along way in supporting the children and the staff at the ward. He also said he planned to do it all again in a few months time.

He said: "The whole reason for doing this was to raise money for the ward and that's what I've done.

"The money raised can go towards the children who need it the most and get them nice equipment to take their mind off the treatment.

"It was great to have so much support, I must have had about 170 people supporting me, not for the boxing but because of what I was doing for the ward.

"I was in so much pain so could not continue but, like I've said to many people, this was not about me, it is about the children who need care in the ward.

"Me injuring my leg again is nothing compared to what them children and their families have to go through.

"I'm planning on doing another fight sometime in September because I feel like I could have raised more money."

Mr Scott-Fox entered the ring after he uploaded an emotional video of himself talking about his experience after visiting the ward more than a fortnight ago.

The video, which sees him crying in front of the camera when describing the children being treated at the ward, went viral on social media racking up 100,000 views as he entered the ring last Friday.

"Going to the hospital hit me really hard, it was an awful experience," he said before the fight.

"As soon as I saw one lad I just broke down at the hospital – it was a really hard thing to go through.

"If I get beat up I get beat up but it's not about me, it's about raising money for the children. Win lose or draw, I still win."