Military boxers set for heavy bouts at English championship quarter-finals
Boxers from across the Armed Forces will be competing in the quarter- and semi-finals of the English Boxing National Amateur Championships.
Boxers from across the Armed Forces will be competing in the quarter- and semi-finals of the English Boxing National Amateur Championships.
They knocked the current holders, RAF Boulmer, out with a 2-1 win at Leek Town.
The Leicester Tigers player has been named in the starting line-up for Saturday's match.
A strong second half performance saw the Navy two wins a row ahead of their Air Force test.
The ceremony will see the winners from the British Army, Royal Navy and RAF sports awards challenge for top prizes.
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Sam Matavesi was a second-half substitute for Saints as they saw off two-time winners Munster 24 points to 14.
Two Army boxers and one from the Royal Navy have made their way through to the next round of the tournament.
Five Forces fighters will be in action at the pre-quarter final stage on Saturday.
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Kieron Prescott, a dual-coded Forces rugby star, was the RAF's key player in an important 43-21 win.
The Royal Navy men's senior team beat the British Police Force 40-24 Portsmouth in Inter Services warm-up fixture.
A 25-15 win for the team in green was a reversal of last year's final which saw the Stormers win.
The event was building on a successful first trial competition in 2023.
Jaco Van Gass won three golds and two silvers at the ICU Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Rio De Janeiro.
The dual-coded Army player scored a crucial try for Leeds Rhinos in their second group game at this year's Women's Challenge Cup.