TWELVE members of the GB Boxing squad have been selected to compete in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi (3-14 October 2010). Ten of the squad will represent England and two will compete for Wales. The selection includes all three of GB Boxing’s silver medallists from the recent European Amateur Boxing Championship in Moscow, Khalid Yafai, Iain Weaver and Tom Stalker.
The Commonwealth Games will be the first competition to use the new Olympic weight categories.
The selected GB Boxers are:
Athlete
Country
Category
Club
Tommy Stubbs
England
49 Kg
Northside, Oldham
Khalid Yafai
England
52 Kg
Birmingham City, Birmingham
Andrew Selby
Wales
52 Kg
Splott ABC, Barry
Iain Weaver
England
56Kg
Golden Ring, Ferndown
Tom Stalker
England
60Kg
Salisbury ABC, Liverpool
Bradley Saunders
England
64Kg
South Durham ABC, Stockton on-Tees
Fred Evans
Wales
69Kg
St Josephs, Cardiff
Callum Smith
England
69Kg
Rotunda, Liverpool
Antony Ogogo
England
75Kg
Triple A Boxing Club, Lowestoft
Obed Mbwakongo
England
81Kg
Lynn ABC, London
Simon Vallily
England
91Kg
South Bank ABC, Middlesbrough
Amin Isa
England
91+Kg
Miguels, London
GB Boxing’s Performance Director, Rob McCracken said: “This is an important part of our preparations for 2012 and I am looking for the team to build on the success we had at the recent European Championships and continue the tradition of British boxers doing well at the Commonwealth Games.”
GB Boxing’s men have won 21 medals in four major international competitions in 2010. In February, the team landed three bronze and a gold for Andrew Selby at the Bocskai in Hungary. The GB team won a medal in every weight category at the Commonwealth Federations in March when it secured four gold, one sliver and five bronze. In April, Khalid Yafai and Iain Weaver won gold and silver respectively at the Prime Ministry Tournament in Turkey. In June, boxers from the GB squad won five medals at the European Championships in Moscow.