Forever Manchester
Michael Gomez's Halloween Lockdown
Fundraising for Forever Manchester
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Help Michael get out of the haunted vaults on Halloween! DONATE NOW to get him out first.
Michael Gomez (born Michael Armstrong), also known as "The Irish Mexican" or "The Predator", is a former professional boxer.
He was born to an Irish Traveller family in County Longford, Ireland, before moving to Manchester with his family at the age of nine.
Shortly after arriving in Manchester the legendary boxing coach Brian Hughes took him under his wing and he started his boxing training at Collyhurst and Moston Boys Club. Gomez went on to become one of the greatest boxers Manchester has ever produced amassing a number of championship title belts, the IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title and the British WBO Inter-Continental, WBA Inter-Continental and WBU Super Featherweight titles. He is also an outright winner of The Lonsdale Belt.
Gomez took the surname Gomez after his childhood hero Wilfredo Gomez. Gomez is now retired and trains young up and coming boxers and has just finished writing his Autobiography.
Michael would like to support Forever Manchester to show his love for the city and all it has given him since he arrived here as a young boy. He sees this as his chance to give a something back to this great city.
Michael answered a few spooky questions...
1. Do you believe in the paranormal?
Yes, in a big way
2. Have you ever had a paranormal experience?
I think I have
3. What’s your biggest fear?
Being left in the dark and someone talking to me that isn't there
4. Snog, marry or avoid: Freddie Kruger, Dracula or Frankenstein’s monster?
Avoid, snog, marry
5. Favourite Halloween-related film?
Halloween
ABOUT THE LOCKDOWN:
A group of brave ghost hunters will gather in the bowels of Old Granada Studios on Saturday 29th October to expose the dastardly goings on of Manchester’s undead whilst simultaneously raising cash for Forever Mancheser. Their only way out is to get friends and family to raise as much cash as they can for Forever Manchester.
Depending on how much money is in each competitor’s JustGiving account – they will either be released and whisked off to Forever Manchester’s Halloween Spooktacular at Old Granada Studios to party the night away, or they will be locked up for even longer until the last man or woman standing is solo – spooky!