It's a BIG one...we've onleh gone and got Johnny Nelson MBE coming to Batley! 🥊
Yes…theeee national icon, former world champion and Sky Sports pundit Johnny Nelson MBE will be our special guest speaker at the next Batley Entrepreneurship Club event.
The theme of this event is aptly named:
Find A Way: From Written Off to Top of the World.
Johnny is known for holding the record as the longest-reigning cruiserweight world champion of all time.
But before he reached the top of the world, he lost his first three professional fights.
A couple more losses, and the boxing career may well have been over.
Instead he found a way, despite being completely written off early on.
Similarly, small towns like Batley are written off. People trying to build businesses, projects and careers, especially in the North of the UK in today’s climate, are often written off too.
And so we too must find a way regardless, making Johnny's raw, real-world story incredibly relevant for our times.
What an honour to bring this level of prestige straight to Batley. It's goin' to be another fabulous evening:
📆 Wednesday 22 July 2026
⏰ 18:00
🏛️ Batley Town Hall
Secure your place now:
Huge shout out to the supporters and sponsors for this event:
- Ashrock Estates (Shahrukh Ali MRICS)
- Sweeney Solicitors (Farooq Zar)
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority
- chaiiwala Batley
This is Batlehh, where things happen…and it’s happening on July 22!
#WhereOpportunityLives #Batley #YorkshireBusiness #FindAWay

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