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Five young fighters from Newark Amateur Boxing Club are getting set to take part in the prestigious MTK Global Lonsdale Box Cup this weekend. On the card of the three-day event will be Joel Cook, James Jordan, Alfie Briggs-Price, Sam Hardy and Mikey Lyndsey. James fights on Friday 22 October, with Joel, Alfie, Sam and Mikey... 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 →
As 2019 headed to a close, two of Newark Amateur Boxing Club’s rising stars found themselves centre stage at Newark Rugby Club on Thursday 5 December. Broadcast live by Radio Newark*, the third and final night celebrating the Active4Today Newark & Sherwood Sports Awards saw both Sam Hardy and Chloe Davies shortlisted in the Warwick Lane... Continue Reading →
Newark Amateur Boxing Club’s HOME SHOW returned to Farndon on Saturday 14 September, with seven of its rising stars stepping into the ring to entertain the crowd at the Memorial Hall. The award for Fighter of the Night went to 13-year old Lauren Workman, bronze medallist in the 2019 England Boxing National Schools Championships in... Continue Reading →
