Rumble in the Crumble

It might be Joe Calzaghe's mooted last fight on Saturday, but round the corner there's a new face on the boxing scene; Brummie chef Glynn Purnell.

The chef patron of Purnell's in Birmingham has agreed to take part in a white-collar boxing match on November 30.

As part of a charity evening, diners can enjoy a three-course meal at Birmingham's Holiday Inn while Purnell works merry thunder on a lawyer's face (in the ring)

He hasn't boxed since a kid, says Purnell, but he's got word from his trainer that, fitness considered, he needs to try and KO his oppponent within the first two rounds or he's going to be a sitting, exhausted duck. His own assessment of his technique sounds promising. "I'm like Brad Pitt in Snatch; a real pikey fighter."