A QUARTET of female boxers will head out to compete against international opponents in Ireland over the weekend.
Annie-May Lamey, Sophie Buckle, Maddie Taylor and Kimberly-May Watson are all members of the Billericay and Wickford Boxing Club.
The foursome all train at the Main Event Boxing Gym in Heron Avenue, Wickford, and part of the competition squad.
Had coach Les Cooke said: “Our club has made a big effort to enrol more female boxers and coaches. This is now paying off, as the female squad is really developing with pace.
“Hayley Gallagher is an experienced coach with the schools team, taking charge of the squad, boys and girls, and Amber Cooke has taken on the roll of lead coach for the female boxing squad. We have a very bright future for any female that wants to take up the sport.”
The trip to Lucan, near Dublin, is seen by Les as a chance for the group to show the progress made by themselves and by the club.
He said: “They have all competed at a decent level and are looking to step it up when they meet some international opponents from Ireland, Canada and Italy.”
They will compete over two days where they will no doubt all be aiming for gold medals.
The Billericay and Wickford Amateur Boxing Club have had 16 national champions in the last eight years. Two of those champions, Joe Giles and George Liddard, have recently turned professional, having started in the schools boxing academy before picking up six International challenge national titles between them.
Les has high hopes for the four boxers and their weekend competition.
“These four girls, are all well worthy of taking the same route as they are all progressing with their boxing every session at the gym. Kimberly is a schools national golden gloves champion,” he said.
“We have a strong, well disciplined squad of coaches, including newly appointed seniors coach Lance Blades, who has had many years experience with Finchley and also White Hart Lane boxing clubs. Where we will be looking to add our first-ever seniors national champion to our ever growing list of honours.”
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