Boxing & Combat Sports in Newark
Five of Newark’s young boxers were back in the ring last weekend competing in the prestigious MTK Global Lonsdale Box Cup 2021, an event which brought together boxers from all of the top clubs in England, Scotland and Wales and resulted in four Gold Medals and four new champions for Newark Amateur Boxing Club. Representing... Continue Reading →
Missed Bailey Sugden's winning performance at The O2 in London earlier this month? Or perhaps you want to watch it again? Here it is - another chance to see The British Bulldog doing what he does best!! https://youtu.be/Fqi4ddb1oKM Fight photo ©Natalia Rakowska
More than three years after his last fight in the UK, Newark pro kickboxer Bailey Sugden walked out into the ring at The O2 in London on Saturday 9 October… And, in his own words when he took the win by unanimous decision: “I came, I fought, I conquered!” After Andy Turland, his original opponent on the Kickboxing Grand Prix card, pulled out the day before their match... Continue Reading →
Two more of Newark’s young amateur boxers were back in the ring on Sunday 3 October, fighting in the National Cadet Championships in Stoke on Trent. First up for Newark Amateur Boxing Club was East Midlands champion Sam Hardy in the Junior Cadets 57-60kg Open Class, taking on Midlands champion Michael Sweeney from the Pat Benson Boxing Academy. Shaking off two and a half years of ring rust, the 15-year... Continue Reading →
It was another exciting weekend for Newark Amateur Boxing Club with two of its young members competing in the National Schools Quarter Finals over at Cotgrave Miners Welfare on Saturday 18 September. Getting things started for Newark was 11-year old Joel Cook in what was his first ever boxing bout. His opponent Jacob Waring of... Continue Reading →
A journey across the county to the Clifton Amateur Boxing Club in Nottingham saw one of Newark Amateur Boxing Club’s young fighters secure a unanimous victory in the East Midlands Finals of the Schools Championships on Saturday 4 September. Fighting in the 42kg-44kg final, Newark’s James Jordan was up against Charles Smith from Spalding. Determined... Continue Reading →
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