An exciting weekend of quarter-finals and semi-finals action (9th and 10th April) at the England Boxing National Championships 2022 saw the battle to win a coveted national title belt whittled down to the final 48 contenders.
Boxers from 40 different clubs will now battle for the 24 coveted national belts on offer at the showpiece England Boxing National Amateur Championships 2022 Finals Day on Saturday 23rd April at Manchester Central.
A total of 116 contenders had headed to the University of East London’s SportsDock hoping to follow in the footsteps of winning a competition that dates back to 1881 and features Tyson Fury, Nicola Adams, Anthony Joshua, Savannah Marshall, Carl Froch, Natasha Jonas, Nigel Benn and Karriss Artingstall among its past winners.
The strength in depth of quality was emphasised by the fact that only one of the three GB boxers entered, Moss Side Fire’s Pat Brown, was among those to prevail, while a number of other number one and two seeds also went out.
All 11 England Boxing regions, plus the UK Armed Forces, have at least one representative in the finals, highlighting the commitment across the country to developing the next generation of stars.
Tyne, Tees and Wear’s Birtley were the most successful club with three finalists, while the British Army, West Warwicks, Repton, Hoddesdon, Metro and White Hart Lane had two each.
In terms of association representation, London came out on top with 11 finalists, followed by the Midlands (eight), North West and Tyne, Tees and Wear (five each), Yorkshire (four), the Armed Forces and Southern Counties and Eastern Counties (three each), Merseyside and Cheshire and Home Counties (two each) and East Midlands and Western Counties (one each).
“From the Under 48kg boxers right through to those at Over 92kg, the desire to win and skill levels were phenomenal – and I congratulate each and every one who has come through the weekend in London to make the Finals,” said England Boxing’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, Charlie Ford.
“As always, I would like to thank all the coaches, officials, volunteers and staff who made the event run so smoothly as we create the next set of champions to the join the prestigious and high-profile list that has gone before.”
Losing semi-finalists received a bronze medal, while all those who participated over the weekend received a certificate in recognition of their efforts.
The event was attended by former England Footballer and now TV pundit Jamie Redknapp, who came to cheer on friend and Repton boxer Jimmy Sains.
He was impressed by what he saw and said: “I’m a massive fan of boxing and my respect levels for what the boxers do is incredible. The talent on show has been really, really good and I enjoyed every second of watching it.
“What boxing does is teaches everyone so much respect. You have to be so clever and so brave at the same time. You have to use your head and your feet, and I’ve got so much respect for anyone who does it.”
Boxing on Finals Day in Manchester will start at 1pm, with doors for spectators opening at 12noon.
Find out more about the Championships by going to englandboxing.org/competitions and clicking on National Amateur Championships.
Semi-final results
Ring A
Female NACs, Under 50kg – Savannah Stubley (Empire) beat Millie Symons (St Ives) by a unanimous decision.
Female NACs, Under 50kg – Terri Naylor (Fight For Peace) beat Tayla Rushton (Box Smart Elite) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 48kg – Ellis Trowbridge (Hoddesdon) beat Ben Litwin (Turner’s) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 48kg – Ibrahim Kola (Metro) beat Reece Readshaw (Phil Thomas) by a split decision.
Male NACs, Under 51kg – Hamza Uddin (Fearless) beat Mykyle Ahmed (Manor) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 51kg – Thom Marley (Lambton Street) beat Josh Millington (Army) by a split decision.
Male NACs, Under 54kg – Darren Bailey (Dagenham) beat Sahil Khan (Fearless) by a split decision.
Male NACs, Under 54kg – Shaun Huddart (Birtley) beat Louis Small (Fareham) by a split decision.
Male NACs, Under 57kg – Jack Dryden (Birtley) beat Cain Morris (Leigh) by a unanimous decision.
Female NACs, Under 63kg – Sarah Dunne (Metro) beat Xian Blackman-Price (Lord Mountbatten) by a unanimous decision.
Female NACs, Under 63kg – Sacha Hickey (Peacock) beat Harli Whitwell (St Ives) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 63.5kg – Mitchell Asare (White Hart Lane) beat Tom Frame (Jersey Leonis) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 63.5kg – Louie Doherty (Halstead Essex Uni) beat Robbie Colman (Bilton) by a split decision.
Female NACs, Under 70kg – Cindy Ngamba (Halliwell) beat Ileana Ingram (Aston) by a RSC.
Female NACs, Under 70kg – Omarah Taylor (Box Smart Elite) beat Sophie Colebourn (Royal Navy) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 75kg – Dan Toward (Birtley) beat Lloyd Farrington (Panthers) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 75kg – Jimmy Sains (Repton) beat William Smith (Hall Green) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 80kg – Isaac Okoh (Chadwell St Mary) beat Jordan Sherriff (Bulkington) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 80kg – Oladimeji Shittu (Five Star) beat Callum Sweeney (Brandon) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Over 92kg – Harvey Dykes (Hillcrest) beat Ike Ogbo (Border City) by a unanimous decision.
Ring B
Female NACs, Under 48kg – Kelsey Oakley (Priory Park) beat Seema Aggerwal (Repton) by a unanimous decision.
Female NACs, Under 48kg – Ella Harris (London Community Boxing) beat Zara Johnson (Natural Progression) beat by a RSC.
Female NACs, Under 52kg – Seul Bee Lee (Met Police) beat Rhea Kanu (Kirkdale) by a split decision.
Female NACs, Under 54kg – Megan Morris (St Ives) beat Britney Walker (Royal Navy) by a unanimous decision.
Female NACs, Under 54kg – Holly Heffron (Hall Green) beat Jade Ashmore (Chesterfield) by a split decision.
Female NACs, Under 57kg – Elise Glynn (West Warwicks) beat Mala Mishtry (Churchill’s) by a unanimous decision.
Female NACs, Under 60kg – Vivien Parsons (Afewee) beat Michelle Cox (Premier Boxing) by a split decision.
Male NACs, Under 60kg – Codie Smith (Hull BC) beat Will Gardiner (Parkstone) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 60kg – Giorgio Visioli (Repton) beat Connor Samms (Northumberland Fire and Rescue) by a unanimous decision.
Female NACs, Under 66kg – Dionne Burman (Braunstone) beat Jem Campbell (Islington) by a unanimous decision.
Female NACs, Under 66kg – Lucy Kisielewska (Army) beat Terri Stewart (Army) by a split decision.
Male NACs, Under 67kg – Cameron McKay (White Hart Lane) beat Jordan Shaw (Army) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 71kg – Ivan Duniak (Rotunda) beat Zachary Evans (Priory Park) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 71kg – Ted Jackson (St Paul’s) beat Joe Bartell (Guildford) by a split decision.
Male NACs, Under 86kg – Teagn Stott (Sheffield BC) beat Adam Olaore (Empire SoB) by a split decision.
Male NACs, Under 86kg – Ben Andrews (Torbay) beat Timothy Ola (Romford) by a RSC.
Male NACs, Under 92kg – Patrick Brown (Moss Side Fire) beat Jack Daly (ELBA) by a unanimous decision.
Male NACs, Under 92kg – Iman Zahmatkesh (Heart of Portsmouth) beat Thomas Pogson (Skegness) by a unanimous decision.
With thanks to England Boxing
