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Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to the 124th ABAE Louvolite Elite National Championship Finals here in Colchester. Tonight is one of the highlights of our sporting calendar in England, an event that I know you as fans look forward to each year with great anticipation. All competitors can be proud of reaching this level in the competition and I wish each individual the best of luck for the evening. The Elite Championship is in its 124th year now, and a glance at the roll of honour on our website will give you an idea of how the Championship has provided a platform for many boxers to go on and achieve great things. Many ABA champions go on to huge international success, and with the Olympics only around the corner now, I can guarantee that some of our recent Elite ABAE champions will be household names in the very near future. Everyone boxing tonight should be proud of reaching this level within the competition, as always there have been some shocks and surprises in the preliminary rounds of the Championship, but I think that’s what makes the competition so exciting. I have no doubt that we’ll see some exceptional talent on display tonight. , ZRXOG DOVR OLNH WR WDNH WKLV RSSRUWXQLW\ WR ZDUPO\ ZHOFRPH DOO WKH ER[HUV FRDFKHV DQG RIÀFLDOV DQG WKDQN them all for their commitment, dedication and hard work. I’d also like to thank the people behind the scenes at all of our clubs, as it is the volunteers in the grass roots of the sport that make nights like this so special. A huge word of thanks goes to the judges, referees, paramedics and doctors who continue to give their time and skills to amateur boxing. Also thank you to the Eastern Counties for helping to put on this event. I would like to thank Louvolite for their ongoing support of the Championship and also our partners adidas, Sport England and Hendersons Insurance Brokers your support has been greatly appreciated. A big thank you to the Board of Directors and Executive Members for their continued dedication, hard work and support ensuring that amateur boxing continues to succeed as one England’s most popular sports. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome the ABAE’s new Chief Executive Mark Abberley. )LQDOO\ WKDQN \RX WR WKH DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ WHDP LQ 6KHIÀHOG IRU WKHLU FRQWLQXHG KDUG work; Paul King, Diane Barnard, Hannah McLafferty, Andrea Riszko and Matt Makinson.

Keith Walters Chairman - Amateur Boxing Association of England Ltd

Welcome from Saphire Lee - Eastern Counties Secretary May I take this opportunity to welcome everyone here this evening which promises to be an exciting night of boxing. We the Eastern Counties are very proud to be hosting this very prestigious event and thanks to everyone who has worked so hard to make it possible. We also welcome tonight the ABAE chairman Mr Keith Walters as well as a host of names in the boxing world and we really hope you enjoy your experience of Eastern Counties. I must give a thank you to Hendersons Coorporate Insurance Brookers and Sportscover Insurers for their very generous donations towards this years trophies. Thanks go to Frank Turmel for making this wonderful venue available to XV WKDQNV WR DOO WKH RIÀFLDOV IRU DWWHQGLQJ WKLV HYHQLQJ DQG QRZ IRU WKH most important people of the show, our boxers who have worked LQFUHGLEO\ KDUG WR UHDFK WKH ÀQDOV I wish every boxer the best of luck this evening and thank everyone for their support and have a safe journey home.

How much has changed for you since your win in ODVW \HDUҋV $%$( ÀQDOV" After that win it was as if I’d moved up to a totally different level. It thrusted me into international boxing and I’ve got all guns blazing now for the Olympics. I think the highlight of the past year was beating India’s number one, Vijender Singh, in his home country at the Commonwealth Games (Anthony won silver). He was their celebrity and I proved to myself that I can mix it with the elite.

With two ABAE Elite Championship trophies under his belt, Anthony Ogogo knows a thing or two about competing at the highest domestic level in amateur boxing. 7KH \HDU ROG ER[HU ZRQ KLV ÀUVW (OLWH WLWOH DW NJ EHDWLQJ /XNH 5RELQVRQ LQ WKH ÀQDOV DW <RUN +DOO LQ %HWKQDO *UHHQ %R[LQJ DW NJ LQ KH ORVW KLV VHPL ÀQDO DJDLQVW .LUN *DUYH\ DW WKH (,6 LQ 6KHIÀHOG ,Q EDFN LQ business and back in Bethnal Green, he beat defending champion Hosea Burton (Jimmy Egan’s) to become a twoweight winner of the prestigious trophy. Anthony hails from Lowestoft, where he is a member of the Triple A Amateur Boxing Club. He also trains full-time as a member of the GB Boxing Podium squad at the English ,QVWLWXWH RI 6SRUW LQ 6KHIÀHOG FRPSHWLQJ LQ VRPH RI WKH world’s toughest international tournaments. He’s hoping that this time next year he will be preparing to represent Team GB in the London 2012 Olympic Games. He was recently QDPHG DV WKH $%$(ҋV 6HQLRU %R[HU RI WKH <HDU

How important are the ABAE championships for English boxers? They’re extremely important; this is one of the most prestigious championships of any sport in England. The ABAE Championships go back over 120 years and anybody who is anybody in boxing has boxed in them.

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48kg Charlie Edwards (Lynn)

Mohammed Wagas

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51kg Charlie Hoy (Repton)

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Jason Cunningham (St Paul’s)

54kg $GDP :KLWÀHOG Alimaan Hussain (Army)

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57kg Mitchell Smith (Welwyn Garden City)

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Chris Blinkhorn (Castle Hill Police Club)

60kg Brett Beadon (Repton)

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Sam Maxwell (Salisbury)

63.5kg Louis Adolphe

Danny Phillips

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Steve Turner (Army)

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Damon Jones (West Leeds)

71kg Thomas Baker (West Ham)

James Metcalf

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75kg John Dignum (Brentwood Youth)

James Seddon

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81kg Sam Pomphrey (Broadplain)

Michael Watson

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86kg Deion Jumah

Jamie Hughes

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91kg Ben Ilyemi (Finchley)

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Chris Healey (Bredbury & Stockport)

91kg+ Anthony Joshua (Finchley)

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Fayz Abbas (Northside)

Participation has increased, with establishing four school-club links offering non-contact boxing within schools. Three new further education and higher education establishments are now offering boxing as a club activity. We have increased awareness through school health festivals and a shopping centre exhibition which allowed over PHPEHUV RI WKH SXEOLF WR KDYH D JR DW being an ABA judge for the day. (VVH[ KDV HQOLVWHG ER[LQJ OHDGHUV DQG boxing tutors. Over 40 new level one assistant coaches will qualify this season and 20 QHZ OHYHO IXOO FRDFKHV TXDOLĂ€HG LQ WKH SDVW six months alone.

There is now an Eastern counties regional ABA website (www.abae.co.uk/Eastern) which provides clubs with all the information they need on future competitions, as well as results and contact details.

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Essex has given approximately 150 boxers the chance to represent their county Hello and welcome to Essex. My name this season, and includes all levels of boxers is Afsheen Panjalizadeh and I am the Essex There are projects running all over Essex, from experienced to novice. This has also %R[LQJ 'HYHORSPHQW 2IÀFHU %'2 , DP working with SportEssex, Community Safety sparked the new Essex and Essex Metropolitan frequently asked what a BDO does exactly. Partnerships and youth programmes aimed at Junior Novices, which will take place in May, The three key points for a BDO are to work to vulnerable young people likely to commit an giving under 10-bouters the chance to compete the ABAE’s Whole Sport Plan and increase offence or re-offend. Over 40 young people against boxers from other clubs located within participation, sustainability and opportunities not in employment, education or training an Essex postcode. This will give the novices to excel within boxing. (NEET) have taken part in 10 weeks of boxing more experience in a championship-style training with two NEET’s taking a boxing tutor environment and hopefully increase the Increasing participation: This involves course to continue the sessions in the future. number of entries next season, ultimately increasing the number of people boxing within This is now being expanded across further increasing the talent pool for our juniors and Eastern Counties, in particular Essex, as well parts of Essex. helping them progress to further stages in the as increasing the number of coaches, volunSchools and Junior ABAE Championships. WHHUV DQG DFWLYH RIÀFLDOV LQ RXU FOXEV Sustainability has improved, with the quality of coaches being enhanced so that the I would just like to say that all of this Increasing sustainability: Involves development would not be possible without boxers in Essex are gaining a higher standworking with the clubs to support them with the outstanding volunteer work done by ard of training. There is currently a volunteer keeping our boxers, coaches and volunteers everyone in the clubs - from the head structure being put into place to help clubs involved in the sport. ZLWK WKH VXSSRUW WKH\ QHHG WR UXQ DV HIÀFLHQWO\ coaches to tea makers. as they can. We are very lucky in Essex and Eastern Opportunites to Excel: Supporting Essex Three clubs are now close to achieving Counties to have some fantastic volunteers clubs and boxers so that we are progressing &OXEPDUN WKH ÀUVW FOXEV LQ (VVH[ WR GR VR further in national competitions and giving Club development workshops are being held that have the boxers in mind at all times and bend over backwards to give them all the more boxers the opportunities to compete at to give clubs an understanding of external opportunities they can. Long may it continue higher levels. partner work, funding applications, female DQG ÀQDOO\ JRRG OXFN WR DOO WKH ER[HUV ER[LQJ participation, safeguarding and protecting tonight. children and equity in coaching.

Ali Clements – Boxing Development 2IÀFHU 6XIIRON

members, potential members, volunteers and coaches there needs to be some support available. 4 out of the 10 clubs in Suffolk are Boxing Develepment in Suffolk off to a now working towards achieving Clubmark and as part of this are working on their own strong start. Development Plans – their map of how they are going to get to where they want to be in In Suffolk since Christmas we have had 7 the next 3 years. new programmes up and running linking already thriving ABA Clubs to schools and Suffolk Clubs have also been able to access delivering Non-contact boxing to a new funding through Suffolk Foundations audience. Suffolk Sport have provided Training Grant and from this in Suffolk we support through Sports Unlimited and now have 12 new leaders, all clubs have 2 Sportivate funding to these programmes and funded volunteers completing their with more in the pipe line we will all be Safeguarding and Protecting Children continuing to increase participation. Course, part funding has also been made available for clubs with people ready to Obviously for clubs to be able to keep complete their level 2 Coaching Course. providing outstanding opportunities to their

Suffolk Boxing provides opportunities not just for Boxers young and more mature but for volunteers. We need people to help our thriving clubs to grow and sustain the development of their clubs, boxers, links within their community and to be able to become Judges and Referees in the Sport. )XOO WUDLQLQJ ZLOO EH DYDLODEOH ZLWKLQ WKH QH[W months for all these roles. Suffolk Boxing is growing and you could enjoy being a fantastic part of this, meet some great people and have fun along the way. If \RX ZRXOG OLNH WR ÀQG RXW PRUH DERXW JHWWLQJ involved whether you’ve followed boxing for years or are totally new to the sport come and see us in the Sports Village at the Suffolk Show or contact ali.clements@catch-22.org.uk or call on 07885 283708.

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