How to become an Olympic boxer
THE pipeline of talent coming on to Britain’s Olympic squad has been affected by the pandemic and its subsequent shutdowns. “It prevented a lot of young boxers from competing for about 18 months and meant that we could not run any assessment camps,” GB performance director Rob McCracken told Boxing News. “It does mean we are behind where we would ideally like to be.”
New boxers from Scotland and Wales have come onto the GB squad and further English boxers will be selected. All the while opportunities to join the GB programme remain open. They’re running assessments, while upcoming national championships and international
