BUCS Boxing Championships 2026: Northumbria University top men’s standings for second consecutive year
January 27, 2026 | by Chris Boyd
Northumbria University’s men’s team reigned supreme for the second consecutive year at the BUCS Boxing Championships, finishing the competition with a medal haul of two gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
The results ensured Northumbria maintained their position at the top of the men’s team standings, while Liverpool John Moores University claimed first place in the women’s standings.
The British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Boxing Championships 2026 took place from 23rd to 25th January at the University of Portsmouth, with almost 150 bouts contested across the weekend.
The full team standings can be found below, along with the results from Finals Day on Sunday, 25th January.
Team Standings:
| Men’s Team Standings | Women’s Team Standings | ||
| 1st | Northumbria | 1st | Liverpool John Moores |
| 2nd | Manchester Met | 2nd | East Anglia |
| 2nd | Uni of Portsmouth | 3rd | Liverpool |
| 4th | Sheffield Hallam | 4th | Cardiff Met |
| 5th | Loughborough | 4th | Leeds |
Individual Finals Day Results:
Key: (M) – Male, (F) – Female, U – Under, + – Over, A – Class A, B – Class B.
Previous bout experience: 0-4, 0-5, 5-9, 6-13, 10+, 14+.
Ring A
| Category | Red | Result | Blue |
| (F) U51kg,
0-4 |
Juhi Motwani
(Southampton) |
Win – Motwani | Anna Yiu
(Cambridge) |
| (F) U54kg,
0-4 |
Olivia Hague
(Manchester Met) |
Win – Hague | Ellie Beynon
(Cardiff) |
| (M) U57.5kg,
0-5 |
Luke Coulthard
(Liverpool) |
Win – Ribeiro | Goncalo Ribeiro
(Anglia Ruskin |
| (M) U62.5kg,
0-5 |
Maximilian McAllister
(Loughborough) |
Win – Ali | Yassir Ali
(Sheffield Hallam) |
| (F) U65kg,
0-4 |
Chanel Huseyin
(East London |
Win – Heinz | Evie Heinz
(Birmingham) |
| (M) U75kg,
0-5 A |
Harry Barber
(Brighton) |
Win – Fidegnon | Fabrice Fidegnon
(Warwick) |
| (M) U80kg,
0-5 B |
Aarron Toft
(Cardiff Met) |
Win – Khamis Burtoft | Niall Khamis-Burtoft
(Nottingham) |
| (M) U90kg,
0-5 |
Jermaine Ehigiator
(Imperial) |
Win – Iyikan | Zeki Iyikan
(Loughborough) |
| (M) U60kg,
6-13 |
Yashwardhan Jaswal
(Aston) |
Win – Sutherland | Jack Sutherland
(Queen Mary) |
| (M) U52.5kg,
6-13 |
Harry Dhliwayo
(Kings College) |
Win – Patel | Avinash Patel
(De Montford) |
| (M) 90+kg,
6-13 |
Kai Talha
(Loughborough) |
Win – Doran | Henry Doran
(Cardiff Met) |
| (M) U70kg,
14+ B |
Sean Cope
(Liverpool John Moores) |
Win – Brooks | Freddie Brooks
(Liverpool) |
| (M) U75kg,
14+ |
John Slaveykov
(Exeter) |
Win – Quddus | Younis Quddus
(Huddersfield) |
| (M) U80kg,
14+ |
Joshua Muchian
(Ulster) |
Win – Akinsete | Sam Akinsete
(Manchester Met) |
| (M) U85kg,
14+ |
Divine Omojor
(Northumbria) |
Win – Omojor | Carter Gooden
(Sheffield Hallam) |
Ring B
| Category | Red | Result | Blue |
| (F) U60kg,
0-4 |
Saf de Santos
(Exeter) |
Win – de Santos | Ania Brucciani
(Portsmouth) |
| (M) U65kg,
0-5 |
Joshua Maloney
(Manchester Met) |
Win – Maloney | Dylan Hillman
(Nottingham Trent) |
| (F) U67.5kg,
0-4 |
Gabriele Lukoseviciute
(Oxford) |
Win – Lukoseviciute | Bethan Helyer
(Liverpool JMoore) |
| (M) U70kg,
0-5 B |
Thomas Wise
(Oxford) |
Win – Wise | Sachin Kambli
(East Anglia) |
| (F) U75kg,
0-4 |
Debbie Olanrewaju
(City St George’s) |
Win – Olanrewaju | Holly Rutherford
(USW) |
| (M) U80kg,
0-5 A |
Christvie Ndofula
(Manchester Met) |
Win – Ndofula | Aliyu Musa
(Plymouth) |
| (M) 90+kg,
0-5 |
Daryl Sigobodhla
(Plymouth) |
Win – Thomas | Tyler Thomas
(Manchester Met) |
| (F) U70kg,
5-9 |
Bella Daniels
(East London) |
Win – Killen
|
Sophia Killen
(Liverpool) |
| (F) U60kg,
5-9 |
Hannah Bye
(Nottingham) |
Win – Bye | Anna Solovyeva
(Brighton) |
| (M) U62.5kg,
6-13 |
Athieren Kukendren
(Nottingham) |
Win – Kukendren | Anthony Constandinou
(Cardiff) |
| (M) U70kg,
6-13 B |
Jayden Johnson
(Nottingham) |
Win – Johnson
|
Calan Curtis
(Sheffield) |
| (M) U80kg,
6-13 |
Alexander Doyle
(UWE) |
Win – de Hemptinne
|
Charlie de Hemptinne
(Exeter) |
| (M) U62.5kg,
14+ |
Lennox Thompson
(Teeside) |
Win – Niwaz
|
Hakeem Niwaz
(Sheffield Hallam) |
| (M) U65kg,
14+ |
Mahmoud Karnaba
(Northumbria) |
Win – Karnaba
|
Eniola Akingbesote
(Birmingham City) |
| (M) U70kg,
14+ A |
Alfie Lumsden
(Huddersfield) |
Win – Benke
|
William Benke
(Bath) |
Ring C
| Category | Red | Result | Blue |
| (M) U52.5kg,
0-5 |
Lucas Ing
(York) |
Win – Ali
|
Sarhan Ali
(Bradford) |
| (F) U57kg,
0-4 |
Stella Macvicar
(Edinburgh) |
Win – Knabikaite
|
Vaiva Knabikaite
(Imperial) |
| (M) U60kg,
0-5 |
Oliver Jeer
(York) |
Win – Ali
|
Mudazir Ali
(Bournemouth) |
| (F) U62.5kg,
0-4 |
Dolly Forrester
(Sheffield) |
Win – Forrester
|
Casey Maryyanek
(Edinburgh) |
| (F) U70kg,
0-4 |
Amelia Houghton
(Birmingham) |
Win – Houghton
|
Seona Macleod
(Imperial) |
| (M) U70kg,
0-5 A |
Lucas Rusu
(Portsmouth) |
Win – Rusu
|
Kaleb Idowu
(Ulster) |
| (M) U75kg,
0-5 B |
Alan Opiatowsku
(Portsmouth) |
Win – Opiatowsku
|
Stuart Cuff
(Exeter) |
| (M) U85kg,
0-5 |
Fortune Kabemb
(Nottingham Trent) |
Win – Kabemb
|
Gideon Amofah
(Northumbria) |
| (M) U65kg,
6-13 |
Eion Vaugh
(Queen’s) |
Win – Parkhomenko
|
Illiya Parkhomenko
(Edinburgh) |
| (M) U70kg,
6-13 A |
Thomas Elliott
(Kent) |
Win – Nagra | Harvir Nagra
(Reading) |
| (M) U75kg,
6-13 |
Isioma Nwokorie-Vincent
(Kingston) |
Win – Andree | Cameron Andree
(Portsmouth) |
| (F) U57kg,
10+ |
Kiera Whitlock
(Liverpool J Moore) |
Win – Cain | Ellie Cain
(Cardiff Met) |
| (M) U57.5kg,
14+ |
Oscar Cole
(Portsmouth) |
Win – Dar | Zain Dar
(Liverpool J Moore) |
| (M) U60kg,
14+ |
Necati Hassan
(Oxford Brookes) |
Win – Singh | Kusshi Singh
(Birmingham) |
Photo Credit: BUCS Sports
