Newsletter 2014
Championships progress
ZacStabler and Aaron Boyes have both reached the
¼ final stage of the England Boxing Youth
Championships. It is the third year running that both
boxers have reached this stage of the competition.
For Boyes who has entered into the light
welterweight division it is an even bigger occasion
as in his last two attempt he has failed to get past
the ¼ final stage. He has been drawn to box
Anthony Stout of the Shildon ABC in the North East.
The Bridlington camp can go into the contest full of
ZacStabler after his Yorkshire Final Victoryconfidence knowing that the two have met twice
previously where Boyes was the victor on both occasions however the last contest, when the two met
in last seasons national pre ¼ finals, it was a very close affair so on going into the ring for his 49th
amateur contest Boyes will have to make sure he is ontop of his game.
ZacStabler used his experience well to get through a tough Yorkshire final in the welterweight division
and now awaits to see if the North East enter a competitor for him to box in the ¼ final stage. Failure
to do so would grant automatic progression for Stabler to the national semi finals. Stabler is no
stranger to these stages of the Championships, in the last two years he has finished first and second
in the England rankings but will be taking nothing for granted and will continue to train hard for them.
Head Coach Damien Grant says “the two lads are very capable boxers, this competition is ultimately
trying to seek the very best that England have to offer and therefore the two will have to make sure
they are in peak condition, the pair have been training hard in the gym, sometimes as early as 6.30 in
the morning, they are out there doing the running, even in the bad weather, they are extremely
focused on the task in hand and will go into every contest knowing they have put 100% into it”.
Stabler will take a day out of his training regime on Saturday 1st February to attend a presentation day
at the Institute of Sport in Sheffield. On the day Zac will receive his official England vest for going with
the England Squad to last Years Junior Tri-Nations where he came home with a bronze medal.
Connelly in third skills contest
Cameron Connelly travelled to Sheffield to take part in his third skills contest. A skills contest consists of 3 x 1 minute rounds, there is also no winner or looser at the end, it is purely aimed at introducing young boxers to boxing in front of a crowd. Due to his age skills contests are all that he is allowed to take part in at the moment. He was in with Harrison Barton of the Parson Cross ABC in Sheffield. Connelly did very well in front of a very big crowd, the more the contest went on the better he got and he finished very strong. Due to rules set out by England Boxing Cam is only allowed one more skills contest as 4 in the maximum. He will then have to wait until his 11th birthday in august before he can begin competing officially. it is un decided yet whether his final contest will be at the home show at the Spa in March or on another away show.
Keep upto date on Facebook
The club does have a facebook page where you can keep up-to-date on everything going on at the club. Just search for “Bridlington boxing club”. This is a closed group (this is so only people associated with the boxing club can have access to it). The only admin for the group is our junior coach, Charlotte Jarvis, so if you plan on applying to become a member of the group then please let charlotte know so she can keep an eye out for your name.
New year new young boxers eager to learn with mixed
ability session for all to learn have been changing, so
focusing on circuits and fitness has been a great for all
juniors! Trying to teach the ability to listen and then
follow the set task, giving them all the chance to have
fun with training using teamwork and all working
together, all of them having the opportunity to work with new people
and being able to learn from watching others skills and picking
up the good points and being able to identify the occasional mistake.
A great atmosphere in the gym of hard work has been demonstrated
during bag work with dramatic improvementsbeing made each week,
either its faster shots or footwork and being able to stay on their
toes for the whole time asked its the hard work that’s showing.
Once again more girls are coming down to the gym showing
enthusiasmlet’s hope everyone continues to keep up the hard work
and continues to impress.
Interview with a boxer - Darren Boyes
Stats – age- 19
weight-Middleweight
contests-44
wins-23
What first got you into boxing?
I I got a boxing bag for Christmas one year and enjoyed playing on it so asked my parents about joining a gym.
What do you enjoy most about training?
it keeps me in good shape and i enjoy learning the new skills that help me develop my boxing
What do you least enjoy about training?
nothing springs to mind, i enjoy all parts of the training.
What has been your toughest contest to date?
My toughest contest has to be when i boxed Richard smith at our show in Hornsea. i had already boxed him twice and lost both times, it was a really tough battle, no matter what i threw he kept coming forward, i worked really hard that night and finally got the win
What would you like to see yourself achieve in boxing within the next two years?
i would to win the Yorkshire Middleweight Belt and then go on win a national title.
What is your greatest victory to date?
wheni boxed Liam Cahill of the Phil Thomas School of Boxing in the junior ABA’s. i was the underdog going into the contest but i pulled off a good win to get into the national quarter finals.
What advice would you give to someone just starting out in amateur boxing?
Train hard and be ambitious