Olympic gold medallist rewards Enfield sporting heroes

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:08:33 -0600

AN Olympic gold medallist was guest of honour at Enfield's annual sports awards ceremony this week. Javelin thrower and heptathlete Tessa Sanderson presented awards to promising young athletes at Lea Valley Sports College, in Bullsmoor Lane, on...

Leeds boxing club bounces back

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:58:04 -0600

The wrecker's ball threatened to put an end to a Leeds amateur boxing club for good. But four years on, and a new HQ, Burmantofts ABC is fighting...

Olly Knight and Connor Robson up for honours

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:17:04 -0600

BULKINGTON ABC’s show this week features a pair of punchers closing in on national titles. Olly Knight and Connor Robson both box in the semi-finals of the NACYP championships in Barnsley on Saturday, March 13, but before that, get the chance to impress their home crowd at Bedworth Liberal Club...

Boxing show was a 'fantastic night'

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:53:48 -0600

TAMWORTH ABC head coach Alan Keast declared his club's boxing show at Glascote Working Men's club as "one of the best ever". Tamworth staged 11 bouts on Friday night, all featuring boxers from the Amington-based club, with a number making their...

Ryder and Rose edged out in Bristol

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:39:00 -0600

Two Frome ABC boxers entered the Western Counties Championships in Bristol on Sunday. This was a big step up in class of opponent for both boxers, with Craig Ryder the first in...

Young boxers hit town

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:03:58 -0600

THE Royal Navy ABAE Schools' Finals Championship finals will be held at the Brentwood Centre this weekend. Boxers from all over England will be battling out to become 2009/2010 National Schoolboy...

Young boxers set for Brentwood bouts

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:22:13 -0600

THE CREAM of future boxers in British Boxing will take to the ring in Brentwood Sports Centre this weekend. The finals of the Royal Navy Schools Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Championships will showcase the next generation of boxing...

Boxing: Treble success for City trio

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:54:27 -0600

STOKE City ABC are celebrating after a successful competition in north Wales. Three of their fighters who took part in the Clwyd ABC show at Rhyl Rugby Club stopped their opponents inside the...

More boxing success for Kingfishers

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:36:15 -0600

THREE Kingfisher boxers have won recent bouts, including an England Schools semi-final. At Lowestoft Lions Club dinner show at Pontin's Pakefield, Liam Goddard of Kingfisher ABC met N Isitt of Attenborough ABC over three, one and a-half minute...

Tony Jeffries's old boxing club ready for big fight night

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:53:39 -0600

An annual fund-raiser promises to pack a punch in helping hundreds of Sunderland...