A BARE knuckle boxer from Bournemouth, who donates all his winnings to help poorly children in Dorset, is preparing for the biggest fight of his career so far later this month.

Carl Hobley, who has raised thousands of pounds for two disabled girls in the county, is preparing for his world title fight at the O2 Arena in London on November 20.

Having first got into white collar boxing, Carl transitioned to bareknuckle boxing four years ago and has been going from strength to strength.

Carl was introduced to Aurora-Kelly Barton-Day , who was born last May with a life-limiting illness called Pallister-Killian mosaic syndrome as well as other conditions.

Bournemouth Echo: Carl Hobley raised £4,500 for young Arora Kelly who was born last May with Pallister-Killian mosaic syndrome

In August the 38-year-old took to the ring in his last fight to raise money for Aurora-Kelly's treatment.

Carl said: “I heard from one of my friends about what Aurora-Kelly and her family were going through and wanted to do something to help.

“I have raised over £4,500 for Aurora-Kelly for her treatment so it would be good to get some more exposure for those fundraisers.

“The strange thing is that I just consider myself a normal person but through my fighting, I am able to help other people who need the money a lot more than me.”

The money that Carl raised meant that Aurora-Kelly’s family could purchase a car that they and all Aurora-Kelly’s equipment can fit in.

Also, her family will be able to create some lasting memories with Aurora-Kelly through an all-expenses paid trip to Butlins financed by the money raised.

Now, ahead of his cruiserweight world title bout against Eric Olsen on November 20, Carl has set up another fundraising campaign to raise money for Mila Caplin from Ringwood, who was diagnosed with a rare degenerative neurological condition known as Vanishing White Matter Disease.

Bournemouth Echo: Carl Hobley with Mila, who has been diagnosed with a rare degenerative neurological condition known as Vanishing White Matter Disease

“Mila has a white cell disease, and she is going to go over to Amsterdam to receive special treatment,” said Carl.

“I have set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for her which is doing pretty well.

“I have teamed up with the BC Club who do the taxi service and they have donated to my fundraising page as well.

“I just turn up and fight on the night and try and sell as many tickets as I can as that counts towards the money that I can win at the end of the night.

Carl has been putting through his paces ahead of his big fight by coach Steve Liddell, who runs Hands of Stone gym in Winton with his wife Hayley.

Bournemouth Echo: Carl Hobley, centre, with Steve and Hayley Liddell from Hands of Stone gym in Winton

Whilst he mentioned his son takes part in a “barbaric” sport, Carl’s dad Martin said he is “very proud” of his son for getting to this stage and continuing to raise money for children in need of vital support.

Martin added: “He has come from fighting stock. I used to be a fighter myself and his uncle used to be the schoolboys champion when he was younger, so we have that about us.

“The last fight he had; he got the second fastest knockout in sports history. He gets his nose smashed and hands smashed nearly every fight.

“He might be crazy, but he is very good at it. He is living his dream and I am happy for that.”

To donate to Carl’s fundraiser, visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-mila-receive-the-treatment-she-needs.