Pride of the North at England Boxing National Youth Championships 2021

The northern powerhouses of Tyne, Tees and Wear and Yorkshire enjoyed an
England Boxing National Youth Championships 2021 to remember in Banbury at the
weekend, as boxers from those regions claimed a string of titles.

No less than eight boxers from the North-East prevailed in Sunday’s finals, with wins
for Shaun Huddart (Birtley) and Lee Rogers (both Birtley), Alex Hubery (Shildon),

Zoe MacDonald (Houghton), Jude Percival (Wearmouth), Harley Carberry
(Billingham), Sophie Ray (Kenton) and Reece Readshaw (Phil Thomas) in their
respective categories.

The White Rose county were not far behind at the Spiceball Leisure Centre thanks to
successes for Sabba Hussain (Sharkey’s), Jack Lambert (Laisterdyke), Teagn Stott
(Sheffield Boxing Centre), Codie Smith (Hull Boxing Centre), Florence Mangeni
(Gladiators), Maddie Gittens (St Paul’s) and Darren Littlewood (Parson Cross).

Together with three more titles for the North-West region, it meant the three most
northerly England Boxing regions accounted for 18 of the 41 titles on offer.
That said, there was a wide spread of wins covering the length and breadth of the
nation, with every one of the 11 regions providing at least one champion.

As ever, there was a strong showing for London, who had seven victories, while the
Midlands also did well, with five boxers coming out on top.

In all, 38 clubs could boast a national title by the end of the weekend, and only three
of them (West Ham, Priory Park and Birtley) had more than one victor.

“Across the female and male categories, we saw some very accomplished
performances from young boxers who have clearly been working hard during the
break enforced by Covid-19,” said England Development Coach, Amanda Coulson.

“While there was no Championships for lots of the age groups last year, the Youths
did manage to get theirs in before the first lockdown, but, even so, there were still lots of boxers at the weekend who really came to our attention for the first time, as well as others who we already know about.

“Although there is no talent pathway this year, it is expected to be back up and
running next year, and we are inviting those who won Open class titles to attend a
Youth Champions Day with the England Talent coaches on Sunday 12th December
(at West Ham Boxing Club).

“Those who have performed well here, and, age-wise, are still eligible, have also put
themselves in a strong position for the England Boxing National Youth
Championships 2022, which are coming up in February.”

Open Class champions were rewarded with a championship belt, while Cadets and
Development boxers won a gold medal.

Finalists in all classes picked up silver medals and losing semi-finalists bronze
medals, while all boxers from the quarter-finals stages onwards received an England
Boxing certificate in recognition of their efforts.

Female boxers of the tournament, as selected by the team of watching England
Talent coaches, were Florence Mangeni (Development, Gladiators, Under 54kg),
Alex Bryant (Cadet, Trowbridge, Under 55kg) and Sacha Hickey (Open Class,
Peacock, Under 64kg).

Male boxers of the tournament were Louie Ward (Development, Rainham, Under
60kg), Tom Welland (Cadet, West Ham, Under 56kg) and Codie Smith (Open Class,
Hull Boxing Centre, Under 60kg).

The female bout of tournament was Alex Bryant (Trowbridge) v Acacia Barron
(Titleshot) in the Cadet category, while the male bout of the tournament was Lee
Rogers (Birtley) v Lewis Noakes (Hall Green) in the Open Class.

For a full list of results, and the clubs those boxers represented, see below.

Full Finals Day Results

Ring A

Male Youth Development, Under 64kg – Saqib Mehmood (Strike 06) beat Sam
Keast (Tamworth) by a split decision.

Female Youth Development, Under 46kg – Sabba Hussain (Sharley’s) beat Keira
Whitlock (Rotunda) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth Development, Under 49kg – Alex Hubery (Shildon) beat Ben Sica
(Guildford) by a split decision.

Male Youth Development, Under 52kg – Regan Jackson-Smith (Halstead Essex Uni)
beat Herbie Jackson (Guildford) by a split decision.

Female Youth Development, Under 60kg – Naomi Kalu (Oldham) beat Joan Babaloa
(Belvedere) by a unanimous decision.
Male Youth Development, Under 81kg – Carl Smith (West Wynthenshaw) beat

Tommy Goldsmith (Creekside) by a unanimous decision.
Male Youth Cadet, Under 60kg – Jack Lambert (Laisterdyke) beat Kai Battista
(Wearmouth) by a split decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 69kg – Jim Smith (Box Smart Elite) beat Jimmy Wood
(Rainham) by a split decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 75kg – Luke Turner (Phoenix Fire) beat Henry Rowbotham
(Hartlepool Elite) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth, Under 69kg – Katie Grover (Rumbles) beat Leah Davies (Crowle) by
a unanimous decision.

Male Youth, Under 69kg – Callum Makin (Kirkdale) beat Lewis Lawton (Impact) by a
split decision.

Male Youth, Under 86kg – Teagn Stott (Sheffield BC) beat Zac Nearney
(Cleethorpes Trinity) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth, Under 91kg – Mohammed Taleb (Stonebridge) beat Danny Edwards (St
Austell) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth, Under 60kg – Codie Smith (Hull BC) beat Giorgio Visioli (West Ham) by
a split decision.

Ring B

Male Youth Development, Under 56kg – Jay Van-Gelder (Studio) beat Freddie
Marshall (Rainham) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth Development, Under 54kg – Florence Mangeni (Gladiators) beat
Gabrielle Reid (Wimborne) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth Development, Under 69kg – Zoe McDonald (Houghton) beat Seren
Bailey (King’s) by a RSC.

Male Youth Development, Under 69kg – Jude Percival (Wearmouth) beat Harley
Turner (Northampton) by a split decision.

Male Youth Development, Under 86kg – Harley Carberry (Billingham) beat Ali
Mohammed (Stonebridge) by a split decision.

Female Youth Cadet, Under 51kg – Maddie Gittens (St Paul’s) beat Lavina Ghai
(Pinewood) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth Cadet, Under 57kg – Alex Bryant (Trowbridge) beat Acacia Barron
(Titleshot) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 81kg – Vinny Huczmann (Leicester Lightning) beat Ben
Collins (Lions) by a RSC.

Male Youth, Under 52kg – Shaun Huddart (Birtley) beat Hamza Uddin (Fearless) by
a split decision.

Female Youth, Under 64kg – Sacha Hickey (Peacock) beat Millie Backhouse
(Burmantofts) by a RSC.

Male Youth, Under 64kg – Odel Kamara (Salisbury) beat Ram Singh (Repton) beat
by a split decision.

Female Youth, Under 57kg – Mia Holland (Priory Park) beat Jayne Bardauskas
(Almonds) by a split decision.

Male Youth, Under 75kg – Darren Littlewood (Parson Cross) beat Kieran McDaid
(Jimmy Egan’s) by a split decision.

Male Youth, Under 81kg – Isaac Okoh (Chadwell St Mary) beat Reece Harris-Mann
(Scarborough) by a unanimous decision.

Ring C

Female Youth Development, Under 57kg – Francesca Hennessey (Sevenoaks) beat
Holly Koucerek (Hodbox) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth Development, Under 60kg – Louie Ward (Rainham) beat Buddy Evans
(Wirral CP) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth Development, Under 75kg – Micah Michaels (Repton) beat Chris

Mulunda (Millennium) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth Development, Over 91kg – Charlie Dykes (Moulsecoomb) beat Toby
Wheedon (Tamworth) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 64kg – Levi Barnes (Sharpstyle) beat Osama Mohammed
(Lions) by a split decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 52kg – Darcy Freeman (Burntwood Platinum) beat Dylan
Curtis (Newham) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth Cadet, Under 56kg – Tom Welland (West Ham) beat Sam Norris
(Stockbridge) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth, Under 48kg – Kelsey Oakley (Priory Park) beat Millie Symons (St
Ives) by a unanimous decision.

Male Youth, Under 56kg – Frankie Wood (West Ham) beat Hassan Ishaq (Lucky
Gloves) by a unanimous decision.

Female Youth, Under 60kg –Vivien Parsons (Afewee) beat Lily Henderson
(Lionheart) by a RSC.

Male Youth, Under 49kg – Lee Rogers (Birtley) beat Lewis Noakes (Hall Green) by a
split decision.Male Youth, Under 46kg – Reece Readshaw (Phil Thomas) beat Haaris Brown
(Rotunda) by a split decision.

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