Share

Welcome to England Boxing’s home page for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games – the biggest multi-sports event to be held in the England since the London 2012 Olympics.

The Games take place between Thursday 28th July and Monday 8th August, while the boxing tournament will take place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) between Friday 29th July and Sunday 7th August, with a rest day and no boxing on Friday 5th August.

Here you can find details of the 14 boxers flying the flag for Team England – six women and eight men – as they big to win a gold medal and place on top of the podium.

Also featured are news and regular updates, previews, schedules and more.

Background to Birmingham

Birmingham was announced as host for the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games on 21st December 2017, marking England’s third time hosting the Commonwealth Games after London 1934 and Manchester 2002, and the seventh time the Games has come to the United Kingdom, with Cardiff hosting in 1958, Edinburgh in 1970 and 1986, and Glasgow in 2014.

During the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay, the Baton will be carried across the Commonwealth by nominated individuals, visiting all 72 nations and territories of the Commonwealth, covering 140,000 kilometres. The Baton Relay began on 7 October 2021 and it’s 294-day journey will conclude at the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on 28th July 2022.

Boxing-wise, Team England is looking to uphold a proud boxing history at the Commonwealth Games with some of the sport’s biggest names, such as Nicola Adams and Joe Joyce, having won gold for their country.

England top the all-time medal table in boxing with an impressive 128 medals, including 60 golds.

News and updates

North East duo to carry Queen’s Baton for Commonwealth Games 2022

Anderson’s community sessions prove popular

Youngsters get chance to try boxing at Birmingham 2022 #BringThePower event

England team for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced

New website page for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Norford lands prestigious Technical Delegate role for Birmingham 2022

Holmes gets a taste of the major Games experience with Futures Programme

England duo Cannell and Innes appointed as R&Js

Youngsters from local clubs to join Perry in the Bull Ring

Team England boxer know opponents as draw made

Day one round-up: All three Team England boxers progress

Day two round-up: More success for England boxers in preliminary rounds

Day three round-up: Richardson and Tyers progress to the last eight

Day four round-up: 11 through to quarters after wins for MacDonald, Richardson and Bowen

Day five round-up: Akbar and Toussaint make it record 13 Three Lions in quarters

Day Six round-up: Four from seven Three Lions through to semis and guaranteed medals

Day seven round-up: Richardson celebrates 21st in style as four more Three Lions guarantee a medal

Day eight – no boxing.

Day nine round-up: Five finalists and three bronze medallists for Team England

Day 10 round-up: Gold medal successes for two Team England duo Williams and Orie

The Team England Squad

Demie-Jade Resztan

Age: 25.

Club: New Astley.

Weight: Under 48kg.

Successes at Elite level: Four-time England Boxing National Amateur Championships winner in 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016; World Championships 2019 bronze medal; European Championships 2019 silver medal.

Savannah Stubley

Age: 20.

Club: Empire School of Boxing (Tyne, Tees and Wear).

Weight: Under 50kg.

Successes at Elite level: Two-time England Boxing National Amateur Championships winner in 2022 and 2021; appeared for England at the European Under-22 Championships 2022.

Sameenah Toussaint

Age: 19.

Club: New King’s (London).

Weight: Under 57kg.

Successes at Elite level: England Boxing National Amateur Championships winner in 2022 and 2021; European Under -22 Championships 2022 bronze medal.

Gemma Richardson

Age: 20.

Club: Scunthorpe (East Midlands).

Weight: Under 60kg.

Successes at Elite level: European Under-22 Championships 2021 gold medal.

Jodie Wilkinson

Age: 26.

Club: Tigers (Yorkshire).

Weight: Under 70kg.

Successes at Elite level: England Boxing National Amateur Championships winner in 2021 and 2019.

Kerry Davis

Age: 25.

Club: Jewellery Quarter (Midlands).

Weight: Under 75kg.

Successes at Elite level: England Boxing National Amateur Championships winner in 2018.

Kiaran MacDonald

Age: 25.

Club: Sunderland (Tyne, Tees and Wear).

Weight: Under 51kg.

Successes at Elite level: England Boxing National Amateur Championships winner in 2017 and 2016; European Championships 2022 silver medal.

Niall Farrell

Age: 24.

Club:  Kingstanding 2nd City (Midlands).

Weight: Under 57kg.

Successes at Elite level: England Boxing National Amateur Championships winner in 2017; European Championships 2017 silver medal.

Joe Tyers

Age: 21.

Club: Billingham (Tyne, Tees and Wear).

Weight: Middleweight (Under 63.5kg).

Successes at Elite level: England Boxing National Amateur Championships finalist in 2019.

Harris Akbar

Age: 23.

Club: Bradford Police (Yorkshire).

Weight: Under 71kg.

Successes at Elite level: England Boxing National Amateur Championships winner in 2018 and 2017; European Championships 2022 gold medal.

Lewis Richardson

Age: 25.

Club: Chadwell St Mary (Eastern Counties).

Weight: Under 75kg.

Successes at Elite level: European Championships 2022 silver medal.

Aaron Bowen

Age: 23.

Club: Box Smart Elite (Midlands).

Weight: Under 80kg.

Successes at Elite level: England Boxing National Amateur Championships winner in 2021 and 2019.

Lewis Williams

Age: 23.

Club: Cleary’s Gym (Midlands).

Weight: Under 92kg.

Successes at Elite level: England Boxing National Amateur Championships winner in 2018; European Championships 2022 bronze medal.

Delicious Orie

Age: 25.

Club: Jewellery Quarter (Midlands).

Weight: Over 92kg.

Successes at Elite level: England Boxing National Amateur Championships winner in 2018; European Championships 2022 bronze medal.

Portrait pictures by Andy Chubb.

Birmingham 2022 Boxing Schedule

Friday 29th July 2022

12noon to 3pm

Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Round of 32, including Women’s Under 75kg –  Ornella Sathhoud (Ghana) lost to Kerry Davis (England), by a 4-0 split decision and Men’s Under 75kg – Lewis Richardson (England) beat Haaris Khan (Wales) by a unanimous decision.

6.30pm to 9pm

Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Round of 32, including Men’s Under 63.5kg – Joe Tyers (England) beat Wasa Rajakaruna (Sri Lanka) by a unanimous decision.

Saturday 30th July 2022

12noon to 3pm

Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Rounds of 16 & 32, including Women’s Under 70kg – Jodie Wilkinson (England) beat Temitope Sohgbamu (Nigeria) by a 4-1 split decision and Men’s 92kg – Lewis Williams (England) beat Nazeer Khan (Pakistan) by a unanimous decision.

6.30pm to 9pm

Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Rounds of 16 & 32.

Sunday 31st July 2022

12noon to 3pm

Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Round of 16, including Men’s Under 75kg – Yusuf Nkobeza (Uganda) lost to Lewis Richardson (England), by a 4-1 split decision.

6.30pm to 9pm

Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Round of 16, including Men’s Under 63.5kg – Joe Tyers (England) beat John Ume (Papua New Guinea) by a unanimous decision.

Monday 1st August 2022

12noon to 3pm

Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Round of 16.

6.30pm to 9pm

Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Round of 16, including Men’s Under 51kg – Kiaran MacDonald (England) beat Malan Senerviratne (Sri Lanka) by a unanimous decision, Men’s Under 57kg: Jude Gallagher (Northern Ireland) beat Niall Farrell (England) by a RSC (round one), Women’s Under 60kg – Gemma Richardson (England) beat Megan Reid by a unanimous decision, Male Under 80kg – Aaron Bowen (England) beat Innocent Ehwarieme (Nigeria) by a unanimous decision.

Tuesday 2nd August 2022

12noon to 3pm

Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Round of 16, including Men’s Under 71kg – Harris Akbar (England) beat Jessie Lartey (Ghana) by a unanimous decision.

6.30pm to 9.45pm

Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Round of 16, including Women’s Under 57kg – Sameenah Toussaint (England) beat Zoe Andrews (Wales) by a 4-1 split decision.

Wednesday 3rd August 2022

12noon to 4pm

Women’s Minimumweight (45-48kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Flyweight (48-51kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Light Flyweight (48-50kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Bantamweight (51-54kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Light Welterweight (60-63.5kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Light Middleweight (66-70kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Welterweight (63.5-67kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Light Middleweight (67-71kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Lightweight (57-60kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Middleweight (71-75kg) Quarter-Final, including Lewis Richardson (England) beat Billy Le Poullain (Guernsey) by a unanimous decision.

Women’s Middleweight (70-75kg) Quarter-Final, including Rady Gramane (Mozambique) beat Kerry Davis (England) by a unanimous decision.

Men’s Light Heavyweight (75-80kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Heavyweight (86-92kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Super Heavyweight (Over 92kg) Quarter-Final.

6pm to 10pm

Women’s Minimumweight (45-48kg) Quarter-Final, including Demie-Jade Resztan (England) beat Magret Tembo (Zambia) by a 4-1 split decision.

Men’s Minimumweight (45-48kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Flyweight (48-51kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Light Flyweight (48-50kg) Quarter-Final, including Savannah Stubley (England) beat Yetunde Egunjobi (Nigeria) by a unanimous decision.

Men’s Bantamweight (51-54kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Light Welterweight (60-63.5kg) Quarter-Final, including Louis Colin (Mauritius) beat Joe Tyers (England) by a 4-1 split decision.

Women’s Light Middleweight (66-70kg) Quarter-Final, including Eireann Nugent (Northern Ireland) beat Jodie Wilkinson (England) by a 4-0 split decision.

Men’s Welterweight (63.5-67kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Light Middleweight (67-71kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Lightweight (57-60kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Middleweight (71-75kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Middleweight (70-75kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Light Heavyweight (75-80kg) Quarter-Final, including Aaron Bowen (England) beat Ashish Kumar (India) by a 4-1 split decision.

Men’s Heavyweight (86-92kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Super Heavyweight (Over 92kg) Quarter-Final.

Thursday 4th August 2022

12 noon to 4pm

Women’s Minimumweight (45-48kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Flyweight (48-51kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Light Flyweight (48-50kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Bantamweight (51-54kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Light Welterweight (60-63.5kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Light Middleweight (66-70kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Welterweight (63.5-67kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Light Middleweight (67-71kg) Quarter-Final, including Aiden Walsh (Northern Ireland) beat Harris Akbar (England) by a 3-2 split decision.

Women’s Lightweight (57-60kg) Quarter-Final, including Gemma Richardson (England) beat Jade Burden (Isle of Man) by a unanimous decision.

Men’s Middleweight (71-75kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Middleweight (70-75kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Light Heavyweight (75-80kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Heavyweight (86-92kg) Quarter-Final, including Lewis Williams (England) beat Arthur Lavalou (Papua New Guinea) by a RSC (first round).

Men’s Super Heavyweight (Over 92kg) Quarter-Final.

6pm to 10pm

Women’s Minimumweight (45-48kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Flyweight (48-51kg) Quarter-Final, including Kiaran MacDonald (England) beat Otukile Mahommed (Botswana) by a unanimous decision.

Women’s Light Flyweight (48-50kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Bantamweight (51-54kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Quarter-Final, including Tina Rahimi (Australia) beat Sameenah Toussaint (England) by a unanimous decision.

Men’s Light Welterweight (60-63.5kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Light Middleweight (66-70kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Welterweight (63.5-67kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Light Middleweight (67-71kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Lightweight (57-60kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Middleweight (71-75kg) Quarter-Final.

Women’s Middleweight (70-75kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Light Heavyweight (75-80kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Heavyweight (86-92kg) Quarter-Final.

Men’s Super Heavyweight (Over 92kg) Quarter-Final, including Delicious Orie (England) beat Nigel Paul (Trinidad and Tobago) by a unanimous decision.

Friday 5th August 2022

No boxing – rest day.

Saturday 6th August 2022

10.30am to 1pm

Women’s Minimumweight (45-48kg) Semi-Final, including Demie-Jade Resztan (England) beat Lethabo Modukanele by a unanimous decision.

Men’s Flyweight (48-51kg) Semi-Final, including Kiaran MacDonald (England) beat Jake Dodd (Wales) by a RSC (third round).

Women’s Light Middleweight (66-70kg) Semi-Final.

Men’s Middleweight (71-75kg) Semi-Final, including Sam Hickey (Scotland) beat Lewis Richardson (England) by a RSC (second round).

Men’s Light Heavyweight (75-80kg) Semi-Final, including Taylor Bevan (Wales) v Aaron Bowen (England) by a unanimous decision.

2.30pm to 5.30pm

Women’s Light Flyweight (48-50kg) Semi-Final, including Zareen Nikhat beat Savannah Stubley (England) by a unanimous decision.

Men’s Bantamweight (51-54kg) Semi-Final.

Men’s Light Welterweight (60-63.5kg) Semi-Final.

Men’s Light Middleweight (67-71kg) Semi-Final.

Women’s Lightweight (57-60kg) Semi-Final, including Gemma Richardson (England) beat Jaismine Jaismine (India) by a 3-2 split decision.

Women’s Lightweight (66-70kg) Semi-Final.

Men’s Heavyweight (86-92kg) Semi-Final, including Lewis Williams (England) beat Edgardo Coumi (Australia) by a unanimous decision.

7pm to 9.30pm

Men’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Semi-Final.

Women’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Semi-Final.

Men’s Welterweight (63.5-67kg) Semi-Final.

Women’s Middleweight (70-75kg) Semi-Final.

Men’s Super Heavyweight (Over 92kg) Semi-Final, including Delicious Orie (England) beat Leuila Mau’u (New Zealand) by a unanimous decision.

Sunday 7th August 2022

10.30am to 1pm

Women’s Minimumweight (45-48kg) Final Bout, featuring Nitu Ghangas (India) beat Demi-Jade Resztan (England) by a unanimous decision.

Men’s Flyweight (48-51kg) Final Bout, featuring Amit Panghal (India) beat Kiaran MacDonald (England) by a unanimous decision.

Men’s Minimumweight Final (45-48kg) Medal Ceremony.

Women’s Lightweight Middleweight (66-70kg) Final Bout.

Men’s Flyweight Final (48-51kg) Medal Ceremony.

Men’s Middleweight (71-75kg) Final Bout.

Women’s Light Middleweight (66-70kg) Medal Ceremony.

Men’s Light Heavyweight (75-80kg) Final Bout.

Men’s Middleweight (71-75kg) Medal Ceremony.

Men’s Light Heavyweight (75-80kg) Medal Ceremony.

2.30pm to 5.30pm

Women’s Light Flyweight (48-50kg) Final Bout.

Men’s Bantamweight (51-54kg) Final Bout.

Men’s Light Flyweight (48-50kg) Medal Ceremony.

Men’s Light Welterweight (60-63.5kg) Final Bout.

Men’s Bantamweight (51-54kg) Medal Ceremony.

Men’s Light Middleweight (67-71kg) Final Bout.

Men’s Light Welterweight (60-63.5kg) Medal Ceremony.

Women’s Lightweight (57-60kg) Final Bout, featuring Amy Broadhurst (Northern Ireland) beat Gemma Richardson (England) by a unanimous decision.

Men’s Light Middleweight (67-71kg) Medal Ceremony.

Men’s Heavyweight (86-92kg) Final Bout, featuring Lewis Williams (England) beat Ato Leau Plodzicki-Faoagali (Samoa) by a unanimous decision.

Women’s Lightweight (57-60kg) Medal Ceremony.

Men’s Heavyweight (86-92kg) Medal Ceremony.

7pm to 9.30pm

Men’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Final Bout.

Women’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Final Bout.

Men’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Medal Ceremony.

Men’s Welterweight (63.5-67kg) Final Bout.

Women’s Featherweight (54-57kg) Medal Ceremony.

Women’s Middleweight (70-75kg) Final Bout.

Men’s Welterweight (63.5-67kg) Medal Ceremony.

Men’s Super Heavyweight (Over 92kg) Final Bout.

Women’s Middleweight (70-75kg) Medal Ceremony.

Men’s Super Heavyweight (Over 92kg) Medal Ceremony, featuring Delicious Orie (England) beat Sagar Ahlawat (India) by a unanimous decision.

Live coverage

You can watch the action live across BBC1, BBC2 and the BBC Sport website, with more details about its live coverage by clicking here.