GARY STRETCH

GARY STRETCH IS THE YOUNGEST OF THREE BOY'S BORN IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND. HIS FATHER RON, A FORMER MOTORCYCLE RACER RAISED HIS SONS SINGLE HANDEDLY. AFTER A PROBLEMATIC CHILDHOOOD, GARY FINALLY FOUND HIS PEACE WHEN INTRODUCED TO THE WORLD OF BOXING. AFTER WINNING MULTIPLE AWARDS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS, REPRESENTING HIS COUNTRY ALL OVER THE WORLD GARY"S SIGHTS BECAMED FOCUSED ON A PROFFESIONAL CAREER. HE TURNED PRO AND THE REST IS HISTORY. UNBEATED IN 18 FIGHTS, GARY CHALLENGED AND BEAT GARY COOPER IN READING TO BECOME THE BRITISH LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION. HIS SIGHTS NOW FOCUSED ON WORLD TITLE GLORY. AFTER FIVE MORE VICTORIES INCLUDING A ONE ROUND DESTRUCTION OF DEREK WORMOLD TO DEFEND HIS DOMESTIC CROWN, GARY"S WORLD TITLE FIGHT WAS ARRANGED. TOUGH UNBEATED RAMON ALEGRE WOULD FACE GARY AT THE LONDON'S DOCKLAND ARENA, THE PRIZE... WBC WORLD LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. AFTER SIX BLISTERING ROUNDS, THE FIGHT WAS STOPPED AND GARY"S DREAMS FULFILLED. HE NOW TRUELY WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD... GARY"S KO POWER ENSURED HE WAS ALWAYS HUGE BOX OFFICE AND TABLOID NEWS... SPONSERS FROM THE WORDS FASHION INDUSTRY POURED HIS WAY WITH CAMPEIGNS FROM VERCACE,ARMANI,AND CALVIN KLEINE TO LIST A FEW. LIFE WAS GREAT... BUT THIS TROUBLED YOUNG MAN WANTED MORE... AFTER SEEING CHRIS EUBANK DESTROY EVERYONE THAT WAS PUT BEFORE HIM, GARY DECIDED THAT HE HAD FOUND HIS NEXT CHALLENGE. ALTHOUGH EUBANK WAS A MUCH BIGGER MAN AND CHAMPION IN A HIGHER WEIGHT CLASS, GARY PERSUADED HIS MANAGEMENT TO SET THAT FIGHT UP. GARY TOOK OFF TO THE USA TO GET READY AND THE STAGE WAS SET. THE FIGHT WAS PUT ON AT OLIMPIAS EARLS COURT ARENA (WEMBLY AND LONDON"S ROYAL ALBERT HALL WERE NOT BIG ENOUGH) EUBANK WON THE FIGHT AFTER MUCH DIFFICULTY AND WAS CUT QUITE BADLY (the first time in his proffesional career). GARY TRIED DESPERATLEY TO GET A RE-MATCH, BUT THE EUBANK CAMP DECLINED. ANOTHER CHAPTER OF GARY"S LIFE WAS CLOSED...AFTER A CHANCE MEETING WITH AN OLD LADY ON A LOS ANGELES PARKING METER, GARY"S LIFE TOOK A DRAMATIC CHANGE. WITHOUT GOING INTO DETAIL (you'll have to buy the book LOL) GARY MOVED TO THE USA FOR A CAREER IN FILM. AFTER TWO STARRING ROLES WITH OSCAR WINNING DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE, A BAFTA NOMINATION (DEADMAN"S SHOES) AND MULTIPLE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS FOR "BEST ACTOR" GARY"S FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT. HE IS CURRENTLY FILMING LINDA LAPLANTS"THE COMMANDER" FOR ITV, BEFORE STARTING HIS NEXT STARRING ROLE IN MARCUS WARREN"S "THE HEAVY" THAT STARTS PRINCIPLE PHOTOGRAPHY IN LONNDON ON MAY 6TH. FILM LEGEND DAVID WINTERS HAS JUST RECIEVED HUGH SUCCESS WITH HIS EPIC MASTERPIECE "THE KING MAKER" THAT STARS GARY STRETCH AND AWARD WINNING ACTOR JOHN REECE DAVIS. IT HAS JUST BEEN PICKED UP BY SONY PICTURES FOR USA RELEASE...OTHER INTERESTS INCLUDE:THE FAR EAST, Asian history and culture, American Indian History, Photography, Writing, Wild life, big cats, books, art, Poetry, fast cars, super bikes, horses, boxing, film making, Flying, Running, Great literature, The Heart. COOKING, COOKING, COOKING, I love to cook, maybe my favorite hobby.