Boxing

Barnes sights set on gold medal at London 2012

June 14 - Paddy Barnes (pictured), Ireland's newly-crowned European light flyweight champion, has promised to focus on winning the Olympic gold medal at London 2012 and not be distracted by offers to turn professional.

Joy for Paddy Barnes as British have to settle for silver lining

June 12 - Britain had to settle for three silver medals at the European Championships in Moscow but Belfast's Paddy Barnes (pictured) won gold for Ireland.

British boxing trio reach European Championship finals

By Tom Degun

June 11 - Britain’s boxers continued their fine form at the European Championships in Moscow as the trio of Khalid Yafai (pictured), Iain Weaver and Tom Stalker all advanced to the finals after impressive wins.

British boxers set for best performance for more than half-a-century

By Tom Degun

June 9 - Britain’s boxers, including Gamal Yafai (pictured), are on course for a record equalling haul of five medals at the European Championships in Moscow following their success in three of today’s quarter finals.

British Boxing head of development to retire

By Tom Degun

June 7 - Jim Davidson, British Boxing's Head of Development, has announced his retirement from international amateur boxing following a career during which he has worked with Olympic medallists
Amir Khan (pictured), James DeGale, Tony Jeffries and David Price.

Boxing training centre set-up in Rio for 2016 Olympics

By Tom Degun

May 21 - The International Boxing Association (AIBA) have become the first world governing body to set up training facilities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after its President C.K. Wu signed a landmark agreement with Carlos Nuzman, President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and Mauro da Silva, President of the Brazilian Confederation of Boxing (CBBoxe).

Saunders leads British boxing team for Moscow

By Tom Degun

May 20 - British Boxing has selected a 12-man team, which includes Beijing Olympian Bradley Saunders (pictured), to compete in the forthcoming European Championships in Moscow on June 4-13.

World Series of Boxing finals to be held in Macau

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

May 11 - The finals of the inaugural World Series of Boxing (WSB) will take place in Macau next March, it has been announced.

Ward the star as Wu praises young boxers ahead of Youth Olympics

By Tom Degun

May 3 - International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) President C.K Wu has praised the quality on display at the 2010 Youth World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, as all of the medallists, including Ireland's Joe Ward (pictured in red), secured qualification for the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games in August.

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