GB Amateur Boxing Championships - Live on BBC/Squads announced!

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  1. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    This sounds great, it's the GB Podium Squad or whatever it's called taking on an England Squad, Wales Squad and a Scottish Squad. Takes place over two days with semis on 12th November and finals on 13th November. Venue is the Echo Arena

    The BBC have announced they will be showing the Championships live :happy
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/9107988.stm

    Squads:
    (Scotland and Wales don't have participants in some weight classes)

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    Light Fly: Charlie Edwards,
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    Fly: Khalid Yafai ('10 Euro Silver Medallist, Beijing Olympian),
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    Bantam: Iain Weaver ('10 Euro Silver),
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    Light: Tom Stalker ('10 Euro Silver, '10 C'wealth Gold),
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    Light Welter: Bradley Saunders ('07 World Bronze, '10 C'wealth Silver),
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    Welter: Callum Smith ('10 C'wealth Gold),
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    Middle: Anthony Ogogo ('10 C'wealth Silver),
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    Light Heavy: Obed Mkwakongo,
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    ('10 C'wealth Silver) *Callum Johnson ('10 C'wealth Gold) is injured

    Heavy: Simon Vallily ('10 C'wealth Gold),
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    Super Heavy: Amin Isa,
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  2. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Will the revolution be televised?
     
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  3. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Buncey mentioned something about the BBC showing it. Live or delayed, I'm not so sure about.

    The women boxer's will also be having a tournament on the same days, they only have 3 Olympic weightclasses though.
     
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  4. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    maybe Premier Sports.
     
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  5. Smudger

    Smudger Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Those people you listed, they're the ones who will fight the boxers who are currently in the podium squad and then if they win they take their place? I don't understand, aren't they all being considered anyway? Why do they need this one fight to be considered? If they lose, they won't be considered? Bit harsh... I really don't understand.
     
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  6. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    The Podium Squad is like the first choice. These boxers listed, plus fighters from Wales and Scotland will get a chance to prove themselves against the Podium Squad.

    If they win they won't take there place but they will join the podium squad - there's two fighters at some weights on the podium squad. It's all about increasing the competition for places, making sure the podium squad don't get too confident and assume they will be first choice once Olympic qualification comes round.

    It's a good idea I think because in previous years some good fighters have being frozen out of the GB setup. Now people from the outside who've proved themselves by winning the ABAs are getting an opportunity. Remember Joe Gallagher was on here saying Hosea Burton keeps getting overlooked by the GB selectors, well he now has a chance to prove his worth.
     
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  7. Smudger

    Smudger Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I see.
     
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  8. joegrundy

    joegrundy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Will be interesting to see whether Anthony Fowler can beat Callum Smith again and take his place.

    Also Anthony Joshua will be interesting to see
     
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  9. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    I was impressed with Luke Campbell from the few clips i've seen.
     
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  10. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    no haroon khan then
     
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  11. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The Fowler Smith rivalry is one thats going to run and run and run right into the pro ranks. The Smiths have pedigree but i think fowler has a style very suited to the pro game
     
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  12. cheekyvid

    cheekyvid Detroit, I shall return. Full Member

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    BBC should definitely show it, they have shown a fair bit of the commonwealths and whenever they are questioned on their lack of coverage for pro boxing, they always say that they are focusing on the amateur level.
    also its a good way to get some of the guys better known before the olympics, who knows- if GB do well in 2012, the BBC may dip its toe back in to boxing...?we can hope
     
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  13. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    TBH we did pretty darn well in the last Olympics and nothing not even picking up the ABAs so .....
     
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  14. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    looking forward to seeing Anthony Joshua stake his claim.
     
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  15. Bunce

    Bunce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I will have the details on this during the show on Thursday night - I've been banging on about this for two months. Sadly, the Haye fight has kiboshed the event to a degree. The BBC will cover. I will have more details tomorrow night.

    Adios.
     
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