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Rooney’s Boxing Gym




For Immediate Release

London, England - 10th August 2009


Bashy Let’s Rip At London Boxing Gym


Taking a little time out from the European promotional tour for his debut album - Catch Me If You Can - rising Hip Hop star Bashy dropped into Rooney’s Boxing Gym, close to London Bridge, for some serious R&R Bashy style.

During his time at the gym Bashy, from Chiswick, West London, spent some time talking with former Team GB Olympic head coach Terry Edwards MBE, who is director of coaching and boxing development as well as head coach at Rooney’s Boxing Gym, before being given a workout by trainer Darren ‘Mr R&B’ Hamilton, who is also an unbeaten Light Welterweight professional boxer.

After the grueling session Bashy spoke briefly about the tour promoting his debut album, “The album’s going really well. It’s getting great support up and down the country and around the world. I just come back from Paris, which was good fun, and I’m off to Budapest on Tuesday. It’s all going really well.”

It shouldn’t be any surprise the album sales and the tour are going so well as the reviews on the new album have been nothing short of first class - DJ Z wrote on HipHop.com “Catch Me If You Can is a debut album that perfectly encapsulates how hip hop has become the world's local music. With vocal accents, lyrical references, swagger and varied production styles that will take a minute for the non-Brit to get their head around, much of this likable and well-intentioned set still deserves wider attention.”

Turning his attention back to his time at Rooney’s Boxing Gym and the pugilistic arts Bashy said. “It’s been really good, hard work, but really good. I love boxing. I used to do taekwondo as a youngster, but sparring and boxing is more interesting. It’s a lot more technical than people think. They think you can just jump in the ring and box, but it’s not like that. You know what I’m saying, it takes a lot of skill and dedication.” before adding “I’d love to get into it man, I’m gonna try and get to back to Rooney’s when I can.”

Bashy’s new album Catch Me If You Can is available direct from Bashy’s website - www.bashy.com - or for download on iTunes.

Or catch him live at the Love Music Hate Racism on Obudia Island, Budapest, Hungary on the 11th August or at The Mix Festival in Burgess Park on the 15th August.

www.rooneysgym.com


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PHOTOS

Photo 144 - Bashy taking instruction from Darren ‘Mr R&B’ Hamilton

Photo 147 - Bashy With Terry Edwards MBE

Photo 150 - Bashy on the SpeedBall


PHOTO CREDIT

Please feel free to use all photos supplied - photo credit is not required but should you do so, please credit - Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro


PHOTO LIBRARY

We have a substantial photo library - facilities, coaches, training sessions, sparring matches held at the gym etc - should further unpublished photographs be required. Please contact Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro on (UK) +44 (0) 7960 850 645 or e.mail Rio@justlisten2this.com

FURTHER INFORMATION/INTERVIEW REQUESTS

For further information or interviews with Gym owner Mr John Rooney Jnr, Terry Edwards MBE, or Darren ‘Mr R&B’ Hamilton please contact:

Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro
Publicity and Promotions
Rooney’s Boxing Gym

Tel: (UK) 07960 850 645
Tel: (USA) 1 215 459 5060
E.Mail: rio@justlisten2this.com