Despite his failed bid to capture the title of the Wray and Nephew Contender Series, third place finisher in the annual Jamaican tournament, Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman vowed to bounce back and continue his career.
In his first interview with a local daily since returning from the Land of Wood and Water last week, the 43-year old told this publication that he has no plans for hanging up the gloves and is looking forward to his next ring date.
Always a positive thinker, Eastman 49 (KO 38)-13 (KO 2) said “I’m looking to get back in the ring at my natural weight (middleweight), I did a tremendous thing by going down to welterweight and I think that is terrific for a fighter of my age.
There’s a lot of young fighters that would never even think about doing that but I’m a warrior,