A fitness fanatic made it into the ring in Bristol to trade punches with a former world champion – after running two marathons.

Nathan Taylor went toe-to-toe with former super-middleweight world champion Glen Catley last night, after hot-footing it all the way from Land's End.

The 27-year-old fitness instructor from Swindon is running the length of the country, before cycling back from John O'Groats to Swindon in a madcap mission to raise money for charity.

But he said he is now playing 'catch-up' after a delayed start at the tip of Cornwall left him behind schedule on his mammoth 1,000-mile run. He has been running 50 miles a day.

He finished running in west Somerset yesterday, and got a lift to Bristol for the pre-scheduled boxing bout, before returning to where he left off last night.

His next date in the ring is with former world champ Robin Reid in Manchester later this week. He has to be back in Swindon for a charity boxing dinner. His efforts on foot and in the saddle are raising funds for the Prospect Hospice in Wiltshire.

"I'm having a great time, I'm loving the adventure," he said.

To get tickets for the July 31 boxing dinner, to aid a boxing charity, at the DeVere Hotel in Swindon, which has Nathan and Nigel Benn as guests of honour, contact Keith Mayo on 07789 890453.