Boxing is a way of life for Jack Summers
West Bromwich's Jack Summers continues to turn negatives into positives as he prepares for his next ring date at Walsall Town Hall on Saturday night.
The 20-year-old featherweight is looking to make it a hat-trick of pro victories when he next steps through the ropes this weekend,
Summers has looked a promising prospect in his two paid outings so far, both coming under the lights of the Town Hall.
The nifty operator boxes at a high pace and looks to work the body, having yet to drop a round in successes against Qasim Hussain and Russ Midgley.
That work-rate will again be needed against Ian 'Hyper' Halsall, who has three wins and a draw from eight bouts on his ledger having never been stopped.
And the sport has become a way of life for Summers, who's had his problems in his personal affairs but now has the sweet science to focus on.
He said: "I had a decent amateur career, but then I stopped boxing for a couple of years.
"I got in with the wrong crowd and lost interest in it, if I'm honest. I was getting into trouble and stuff.
"Then I realised I had to get back into it. It turned my life around. Boxing has saved my life, really.
"It's given me even more motivation to do well in my career and be the best I can be."
The English light welterweight title will be contested at the top of the bill, with champion Joe Hughes defending for the first time against Ricky Hatton's unbeaten protege Anthony Upton.
Former world champion Hatton also coaches two other fighters on the bill, in Wednesbury's Sam Evans and fellow Midlander Reuben Arrowsmith.
Evans faces experienced journeyman Ali Wyatt at light welter while Arrowsmith, from Market Harborough in Leicestershire, has still to be paired for a light middle affair.
Boxing legend Hatton co-promotes the show with Errol Johnson's Black Country Boxing, who have matched more four-rounders for the under-card.
Brummie middleweight Luke Heron scored a TKO over fellow debutant Bryn Wain on his bow and now tackles Polish hard-man Robert Studzinski.
Shropshire's Craig Morris tackles William Warburton in light middleweight action, while Stoke's Kieron McLaren steps in with former English title challenger Liam Richards at light welter.
Tickets, priced at £30 and £60 ringside, are still on sale from the Town Hall Box Office on 0845 111 2900.
The after-show party and pre-fight weigh-in on Friday will take place at the Makoto Bar in Bridge Street, Walsall.
