‘Massive’ English Schools coup for Leigh Park ABC
Three Leigh Park ABC members are competing in the English Schools Boxing Championships this weekend. Taylor and Daisy Rickard have qualified for the semi-finals in the under-12 category, while Chloe Thomas will compete in the under-14 section at Banbury, Oxfordshire.
Taylor and Thomas are boxing at the under-50kg weight, while Rickard is in the under-30kg category.
All three are local to the Leigh Park area, and regularly train at the club three times a week. Under head coach Rob Ford, they have also visited other sites in the south coast area to train.
Billy Bessey - who took over Leigh Park ABC in late 2019 - said it was ‘a massive coup for the club’ to get three boxers through to the semifinals of such a prestigious tournament.
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