USA Boxing

15 Performance boxers to sharpen their tools at international training camp

January 16, 2025 | by Chris Boyd

Share

England Performance have selected 15 boxers to attend an elite international training camp in Alicante, Spain later this month.

Seven senior women and eight senior men will fly out to southeast Spain for a week of elite training and sparring with Europe’s finest amateur boxers between the 25th and 31st of January.

The squad will test themselves against leading boxing nations including GB Boxing, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and more as those nations prepare for the upcoming Senior BoxAm competition. For England, the camp will be the perfect opportunity for our Senior Performance boxers to prepare themselves for an upcoming international dual versus Ireland and Germany.

The camp will also afford an exciting first senior opportunity for Zayn Ahmed, Joe Turner, Lily Dolling and U-19 World Champion Lilly Deacon – all of whom have transitioned to the senior age group after being part of last year’s Youth Performance squad.

Squad in full:

Female, Senior

Weight Name Club Region
U52kg Madi Gittins St Pauls BA Yorkshire
U54kg Beth Walsh Tigers Gym Yorkshire
U70kg Crystal Barker Hook & Jab Northwest
U70kg Lilly Deacon Platinum Boxing Northwest
U70kg Lily Dolling Harrow ABC London
U75kg Mary-Kate Smith Manchester 31 Northwest
81+kg Grace Buckle Miguel’s Gym London

Male, Senior

Weight Name Club Region
U51kg Reece Readshaw Phil Thomas SoB Tyne, Tees & Wear
U54kg Kai Birch JC’s Boxing Merseyside & Cheshire
U55kg Joe Turner Jennings Gym Northwest
U55kg Zayn Ahmed Ropes & Glory London
U60kg Freddie Pullen West Ham London
U63.5kg Osama Mohamed Lions ABC Midlands
U71kg Rio Gordon Harwich Boxing Eastern Counties
U75kg Luke Turner Everton Red Triangle Merseyside & Cheshire

Attending Staff

Name Role
Amanda Coulson Lead National Coach
John Hodkinson National Coach
Chris Lodge National Coach
Carl Ellis National Coach
Natasha Barnes Physiotherapist