England Boxing shadow boxing drills – week seven

England Boxing Performance Coach Mick Driscoll and guests are putting together weekly shadow boxing drills that can be used to help keep fit at home and improve your skills during the Coronavirus pandemic – and here are week seven’s drills.

East Midlands to pay clubs’ national and regional affiliation fees

The East Midlands has become the third England Boxing region to help member clubs by indicating they will pay affiliation fees for the 2020-21 season

Boxer turned Spider-man McKenzie, 13, boosts NHS

A 13-year-old Majestic Boxing Academy member is bidding to raise £1,000 for the NHS by dressing up as Spider-man and entertaining young children in his local area.

£1.25m secured by boxing clubs to help secure futures

England Boxing clubs have now secured financial help to the tune of almost £1.25 million to help their futures once Coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted.

VIDEO: Poet with punch helping to #KOCOVID19

A poem to help promote the #KOCOVID19 campaign and the importance of mental health during lockdown has been written by boxing poet Matt Windle.

Fundraising page set up in Stevens’ memory

A fundraising page has been set up in the memory of Pinewood Starr ABC owner Les Stevens.

DiSE seeks deliver partner in Liverpool area

England Boxing and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) are looking for a delivery partner in the Liverpool area to successfully deliver their DiSE programme for a cohort of up to 20 elite young boxers per year.

Western Counties and TTW to pay 2020-21 affiliation fees

The Western Counties and Tyne, Tees and Wear regional associations of England Boxing have announced they will be paying their member clubs’ affiliation fees for the 2020-21 season in a bid to lessen the financial impact of the Coronavirus outbreak.

Rushden and Higham complete Land’s End to John O’Groats run

An East Midlands club has just completed a Land’s End to John O’Groats collective run of 1,200 miles – and is now preparing to cover a further 4,000 miles run across the USA.

Lambton Street ‘devastated’ by Pollock loss

Lambton Street has been left ‘devastated’ by the passing of popular coach John Pollock, who was a victim of the Coronavirus over the weekend.