On Saturday September 11th at Moulscoomb Leisure Centre in Brighton KO.1 Promotions with freebronson.co.uk put on a marvellous night of Championship Semi-Pro Boxing. Among the numerous bouts we had an auction of Charlie’s art-work with a signed Mike Tyson glove plus a Tom Hardy signed Bronsonwear t-shirt encased in a fetching frame (kindly donated by Dave Taylor). The evening went well, all concerned had a great time but the case in point is Charlie himself.

How can this man still warrant being locked up 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year? He behaves in the prison, minds his Ps and Qs and just wants to come home to a loving and supportive family and friends. Charlie phones me regularly and I, as a boxing promoter, can honestly say I find him nothing like this so-called Luton hard case that the media have portrayed him to be. He’s a sensitive chap with a good heart who really wanted to see my night go well and earn a few quid for his cousin Darren Godfrey’s five year old son Dylan, who suffers from Lissencephaly and needs 24 hour round the clock care. That is a decent man in my book … or any other book! And I don’t make statements like that lightly. I’m not jumping on the Charlie Bronson propaganda bandwagon; I have no agenda for that! But one thing I do have is a terrible sense of injustice! Live and let live has always been my manifesto and, dare I say raison d'être. It’s time to seriously look at Charlie’s case and consider freeing him. 35 years is long enough for anyone. I remember hearing when I lived abroad in Spain that if a convicted prisoner won the Spanish National Lottery the Spanish Government would release them because they had no reason to go back to crime.

Charlie Bronson is now a recognised artist and author and is hardly going to re-offend. I appeal to the people at the top to reconsider Charlie’s plight. It’s about time to set the guy free.

Thanks for reading this heartfelt statement.

Kind regards,
Ian Frost
KO1 Promotions

I would like to say on behalf of the Bronson family a big massive thank you to all the people that came to the Brighton boxing event on Saturday 11th September.

It was a great evening of entertainment and we all had a great time.The support for Charlie was fantastic and very much appreciated. We owe a big thank you to Ian Frost and co. for organising the event, it took a lot of hard work to pull off something like this, so thank you Ian.

We would also like to thank Mark Williams and Dave Taylor for all the time and effort they put in for Charlie and for the fantastic items they put in to the auction. The biggest thank you goes to the people that managed to get items in the auction which took place. we raised a large sum of money for the "Dylan Foundation". Charlie chose this charity for all proceeds from the auction to go to, what an amazing man. We hope that people who read this know that this is what the real Charlie is all about, helping the people that need help, so again a big thank you to you all.

Dylan is a beautiful 5 year old little boy who is much loved and suffers from a condition called "Lissencephaly". This means he is unable to walk, communicate and has a mental age of just 9 months old. some of the money raised is going towards the lease of a specially adapted mobility car and additional physiotherapy. Charlie is a giant of a man with a giant heart to match. When he hears of children suffering he just wants to try and help the best he can. This is the side of Charlie the media never choose to report on.

There will be more events in the pipeline, so we hope you all come along and continue your fantastic support for Charlie.

Regards
Stuart Godfrey