Springhill stars in Scotland call-up
Three Springhill Boxing Club fighters have been selected for Boxing Scotland’s Emerging Talent group after impressing during an assessment.
Brandon Murray, Josh Mullen andJaysonSneddon represented the Shotts club in Boxing Scotland’s Return to Boxing event on Saturday, August 21, which was a chance to get on the Scotland pathway.
Murray, 16, won on points against Greenock’s Mason Docherty; Jayson Sneddon, 15, beat Aaron Howatt from Cleland with a first-round knock-out, and Josh Mullen, 15, lost on points to Ben Paterson of Kingswells BC.
The trio were assessed over two weekends atthe High Performance Centre in Bridgeton, and they will now train with the Scotland squad on a regular basis.
Delighted coach Delaney said:
“I had boys boxing, we had two winners and a loser in Return to Boxing, because it was the first show they’d had since the Covid thing.
“Boxing Scotland put the show on in the High Performance Centre in Bridgeton, Glasgow, which was a pathway for the Scotland squad.
“Josh had a very close fight but lost on points, Jayson had a good victory, knocked his opponent out in the first round, and Brandonhadagoodwin.
“There were assessments to get them onto the pathway, to seehowgoodorhowreadythey were for that, and Brandon got picked for it.
“He’s on that course, they go in every so often and train with them, and with their coaches.
“It’s great to have the gym back up and running again, and everybody’s buzzing.”