Rawthorpe boost funds

area – and also a lounge area for parents who watch their kids train.

“There will also be a floor entirely used for fitness training, with cross-fit rigs, weights and the rest, plus a matted area for judo, MMA and all martial arts.

“Our top floor is planned for conventional boxing training, and we will have all the up-to-date equipment to help our boxers develop.

“All this is being built by the community for the community, which will help cater for families and all their needs.”

Anyone wishing to help the club should email markleftjab@hotmail. co.uk or ring 07747 846977. ■■Anthony Joshua is on course to realise his ambition of fighting in Las Vegas, having finally secured a United States visa despite his previous drugs conviction.

The IBF heavyweight champion, who is scheduled to fight Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on April 29, had until recently remained in doubt over his chances of returning to Sin City after his 2011 arrest in England for possessing cannabis and intent to supply the drug.

He was then suspended from the Team GB boxing squad, sentenced to a 12-month community order and 100 hours’ unpaid work, and left to fear his dreams of headlining in Vegas were dead.

Despite the prospect of a crowd of 90,000 – a post-war record for a fight in Britain – attending his April date with one of the finest heavyweight champions in history, it is the thought of the bright lights of Vegas that Joshua has been seduced by.