Midlands boxers shine at England Boxing National Youth Championships

The Midlands Counties region enjoyed a weekend to remember at the England Boxing National Youth Championships 2022, as they collected 10 of the 35 titles on offer.

Leading the way were Hall Green – the club of England’s only ever World Amateur champion, Frankie Gavin – for whom Derelle McKenzie and Joshua Rose came up trumps, and Stoke-on-Trent’s Impact, who also had two winners through Sophie Shore and Lewis Lawton.

But there were plenty of other victors from around the West Midlands, including Dan Kerrigan (Box Smart Elite), Frances Coope (Kingstanding 2nd City), Amaan Ghulam (Warley), Lia Crowe (Queensberry), Dempsey McManus (Wodensborough) and Madison Adkins (Bodyshots Redditch).

Both the North West and Tyne, Tees and Wear boasted five champions each, with the former boosted by three triumphs for Blackpool club Sharpstyle – in the shape of Thomas Varey, Levi Barnes and Nelson Birchall – to make them the competition’s most successful club.

Others in North West to finish as number one were Emily Whitworth (The People’s Gym) and Abdul Rahman Burton (Longsight).

Tyne, Tees and Wear’s cause for celebration was shared around, with Dionne Mannion (Marden), Shannon Rochester (New Welfare), Brannon Hudson (Forest Hall), Joe Hodgkinson (Olympian) and Harley Carberry (Billingham) all going home happy.

Elsewhere, London secured four titles and East Midlands three, while there were two each for Yorkshire, Southern Counties, Eastern Counties and Merseyside and Cheshire.

The spread of success around the country was emphasized by the fact that boxers from 31 different clubs won titles.

“It was great to kick off the 2022 competitions calendar with such a fantastic three days in Barnsley for the England Boxing National Youth Championships 2021 – there really were some terrific bouts,” said England Boxing’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, Charlie Ford.

“The large crowd were treated to an excellent standard of boxing, coaching and officiating throughout the weekend, and we will look forward to seeing some of the boxers compete for England on the international stage at the upcoming Youth Europeans.

“I would like to thank all of the staff, security team and volunteers that made the event happen. In particular, I would like to thank the referees and judges who give up their time to give enable us to crown a new set of national champions.”

The Female Cadet boxer of the tournament was Dionne Mannion (Marden), while Emily Whitworth (The People’s Gym) took that honour in the Open Class.

Male Boxers of the tournament were Billy Cooper (Pound Lane) in the Cadet class and Frankie Wood (West Ham) in the Open class.

Bouts of the tournament were Dionne Mannion (Marden) v Niamh Winters (Wolverines) in the Female Cadets, Emily Whitworth (The People’s Gym v Lauren Mackie (Burton Park) in the Female Open class, Connor Mitchell (West Ham) v Thomas Varey (Sharpstyle) in the Male Cadets and Osama Mohammed (Lions) v Levi Barnes (Sharpstyle) in the Male Open class.

All Open class finalists and sole entries have been invited to attend the EUBC Youth European Championships selection camp in Tamworth this weekend (19th and 20th February).

The Europeans will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria between 10th and 22nd April.

Full Finals Day results

Ring A

Male Youth Cadet, Under 48kg – Abdul Rahman Burton (Longsight) beat Albert Winter (Bodyshots) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth Cadet, Under 54kg – Dionne Mannion (Marden) beat Niamh Winters (Wolverines) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 54kg – Joshua Rose (Hall Green) beat Brandon Strand (City of Leicester) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 57kg – Thomas Varey (Sharpstyle) beat Connor Mitchell (West Ham) by a split decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 63.5kg – Dan Kerrigan (Box Smart Elite) beat Yusuf Hussain (Burton Park) by a split decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 75kg – Thomas Robinson (South Derby) beat Callum McCluskey (Torbay) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 86kg – Joseph Scantlebury (TM Boxing) beat Gideon Anaba (Doncaster Plant) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth, Under 48kg – Frances Coope (Kingstanding 2nd City) beat Maddie Gittins (St Paul’s) beat by a split decision.

Male Youth, Under 51kg – Amaan Ghulam (Warley) beat Aneek Hushan (Halliwell) by a split decision.

Female Youth, Under 57kg – Jayne Bardauskas (Almond’s) beat Paige Howarth (Clayton) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth, Under 63kg – Sophie Shore (Impact) beat Abby Briggs (Hunslet) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth, Under 63.5kg – Levi Barnes (Sharpstyle) beat Osama Mohammed (Lions) by a split decision.

Female Youth, Under 66kg – Shannon Rochester (New Welfare) beat Annika Yates (Doncaster Plant) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth, Under 67kg – Lewis Lawton (Impact) beat John Dugdale (Leigh) by a split decision.

Male Youth, Under 71kg – Jimmy Dean Wood (Smallholdings) beat Marc Haughan (Carlisle Villa) by a split decision.

Male Youth, Under 75kg – Luke Turner (Phoenix Fire) beat Qasim Khan (One Nation) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth, Under 92kg – Damar Thomas (Powerday Hooks) beat Zac Nearney (Cleethorpes Trinity) by a unanimous decision.

Ring B

Male Youth Cadet, Under 51kg – Leo Wood (Guildford) beat Anthony O’Donnell (Powerday Hooks) by a split decision.

Female Youth Cadet, Under 57kg – Lia Crowe (Queensberry) beat Anna-May Samuel (Maidstone) by RSC.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 60kg – Billy Cooper (Pound Lane) beat Mikey Evans (Rotunda) by a split decision.

Female Youth Cadet, Under 63kg – Isabell Price (Attleborough) beat Ella Thompstone (Bury) by a split decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 67kg – Brannon Hudson (Forest Hall) beat Louis Kirwan (Golden Ring) by a split decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 71kg – Dennis Whittington (Moulsecoomb) beat Emmanuel Buttigieg (Newham) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 80kg – Joe Hodgkinson (Olympian) beat Troy Richmond (Sandygate) by RSC.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 92kg – Dempsey McManus (Wodensborough) beat John Morgans (Ardwick) by a split decision.

Male Youth, Under 48kg – Mikey Tallon (Lee Jones) beat Macauley Kelsall (Tom Hill) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth, Under 50kg – Sinead Willbye (Phoenix) beat Neve Lawson (Seconds Out) by a split decision.

Female Youth, Under 54kg – Emily Whitworth (The People’s Gym) beat Lauren Mackie (Burton Park) by a split decision.

Male Youth, Under 54kg – Owen Ketley (Lionheart) beat Haris Zaman (Middlesbrough) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth, Under 57kg – Frankie Wood (West Ham) beat Max Schultz (Billericay) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth, Under 60kg – Zara Aitchison (Leicester Lightning) beat Madison McKay (Halliwell) by RSC.

Male Youth, Under 60kg – Nelson Birchall (Sharpstyle) beat Danny Lynch (Sherrington’s) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth, Under 70kg – Madison Adkins (Bodyshots Redditch) beat Lily-May Underwood (Maidstone) by RSC.

Male Youth, Under 80kg – Derelle McKenzie (Hall Green) beat Joel Blakeley (Ardwick) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth, Under 86kg – Harley Carberry (Billingham) beat Lewis Rose (Sturminster) by a unanimous decision.

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