The GB Amateur Boxing Championships is an

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tournament, founded in 2010, in which boxers from

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and

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compete over a two-day period. It is hosted by the British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA), which was established in October 2008.

2010 GB Amateur Boxing Championships

The inaugural Amateur Boxing Championships of Britain were held in

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over 12 and 13 November 2010. These championships saw a repeat of the 60 kg

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final which were held in

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earlier in the year, when Salisbry ABC's

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took on

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of Scotland, once again Stalker earned a narrow victory in front of his home crowd to become the first 60 kg GB champion. The host city also produced the winner of a closely contested female bout at the 60 kg lightweight category, when Rotunda ABC's

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pipped Hartlepool's Amanda Coulson by one point. Rotunda ABC's Callum Smith, the youngest of the Smith brothers, also boxed his way to a gold medal in the 69 kg category when he took on fellow Scouser Anthony Fowler of Golden Gloves ABC. Northside ABC's Tommy Stubbs recorded a victory over Wales'

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in the 52 kg Flyweight division.

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provided coverage of the tournament.

2011 GB Amateur Boxing Championships

The 2011 GB Amateur Boxing Championships were staged at

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on 11 and 12 November 2011. The most hotly anticipated bout going into the second GB Championships was in the flyweight division between Welshman

and

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of England. After both boxers had got past the quarter-final stage of

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one month previous, it meant they would have to box off for a place at the

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if neither boxer took gold in

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, and Selby missed that achievement by the narrowest of margins in the final, losing 13:12. The pair met on 11 November for the first of a scheduled three fights to decide which boxer would secure Olympic qualification, with Selby recording a convincing 26:12 victory. On 12 November it was reported that Yafai had pulled out of their next encounter because he couldn't make the weight, thus granting the Welshman Olympic qualification and denying Yafai of a second Olympic Games. In other bouts, Warren Baister claimed gold with an impressive win in the 91 kg final. Salisbury ABC's Sam Maxwell earned a hard-fought 16:14 win over Wales' Joe Cordina who had beaten tournament favorite Iain Weaver the previous day. Another Liverpool boxer, Anthony Fowler beat Kieran Smith 15:9, and his conqueror of last year's championships,

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won at the 75 kg division. In the female contest, Amanda Coulsen beat

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in a competitive bout,

who denied Coulson of gold last year did not enter, neither did Olympians

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and Luke Campbell.

once again broadcast the event on BBC One and betting operator

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2012 GB Amateur Boxing Championships

The third GB Amateur Boxing Championships took place at the

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over Saturday 19 May/ Sunday 20 May 2012. The entries for the competition were somewhat more limited than those of recent years due to the final men's Olympic qualifier which took place in

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the month previous, therefore no Olympians entered. Great Britain Performance Director,

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said, "It will be a fantastic opportunity to assess the next generation and identify some of the talents that will be challenging to be part of the GB squad for the next cycle." A selection of the event's final bouts were broadcast live on

channel, BBC Two and the tournament was sponsored by

for a second successive year. The most notable bouts of the finals took place in the 56 kg and 91+kg categories as

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boxer

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boxed cleverly to overcome Wales'

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who had already beat him in a previous bout. The super-heavyweight final involved Joe Joyce and Frazer Clark who landed punishing blows on each other for 4 thrilling rounds, which Joyce shaded by a single point by a score of 37:36. Also,

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, 49 kg , Jack Bateson (ENG) , Ashley Williams (WAL) , 21–17 , - !

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, 52 kg , Jay Harris (WAL) , Joe McCulley (ENG) , 27–21 , - !

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, 56 kg ,

(ENG) ,

(WAL) , 20–15 , - !

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, 60 kg , Charles Flynn (SCO) , Zack Davies (WAL) , 24-24 (111-109 on countback) , - !

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, 64 kg ,

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(SCO) , Robbie Davies (ENG) , 16–13 , - !

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, 69 kg , Anthony Fowler (ENG) , Tamuka Muchapondwa (ENG) , 28–14 , - !

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, 75 kg ,

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(ENG) , Kieran Smith (SCO) , 21–15 , - !

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, 81 kg , Lawrence Osueke (ENG) , Kirk Garvey (ENG) , 15–13 , - !

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, 91 kg , Simon Barclay (ENG) , Steven Lavelle (SCO) , 21–14 , - !

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, 91+ kg , Joseph Joyce (ENG) , Frazer Clarke (ENG) , 37–36

References

External links

gbboxing.org.uk
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