Rising Star Award Army Sports Awards – LCpl Terri Stewart 1AAC

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Rising Star Award Army Sports Awards – LCpl Terri Stewart 1AAC

Scribe: Sgt Jay Allen REME (Army Boxing Team - Head Coach)

LCpl Terri Stuart is a member of the Army and UK Armed Forces (UKAF) Boxing Teams. Over the period August 2021 September 2022, she has quickly established herself as a rising star in Army, Armed Forces and England Boxing.

LCpl Stuart joined the Army Boxing Team in August 2021 following a successful talent identification assessment. She had competed in Kickboxing bouts prior to joining the Army but had no previous amateur Boxing experience. What she lacked in Boxing experience, she made up for in enthusiasm, dedication and natural ability and was thrown straight in at the deep end entering the England Boxing MTK Box Cup in Penrith in October 2021. Automatically classified as an elite Boxer due to her Kickboxing experience, she entered the competition as a Middle-Weight (75kg); boxing twice over the weekend and defeating a three times National Elite Finalist in the final to win a Gold medal.

On the back of her performance, she was then selected to represent the Army and Armed Forces in the rearranged 2021 England Boxing Elite Championships in November – December 2021. Moving down to Welter-Weight (69kg), she progressed to the semifinals losing out to an England Title Belt holder and winning a national Bronze medal. The impacts of the pandemic would see an adjusted competition schedule and bizarrely her next bouts would be in the 2022 England Boxing Championships in March – April 2022. This time she would enter at 66kg (reclassified Welter-Weight) and would achieve the same result: another national Bronze medal.

LCpl Stuart’s dedication and application to training saw her enter the Angel of the North Box Cup in Sunderland in May at Light WelterWeight (63kg), in a weight category over 10kg lighter than the start of the season. Boxing multiple times over the weekend, she came away with a Gold medal and was crowned the Angel of the North Box Cup Champion. Not one to rest on her laurels, LCpl Stuart ended the season by entering the Haringey Box Cup; Europe’s biggest

Army Boxing Team contingent at the CGS Army Sports Awards with Brigadier King (Late REME) Chairman of Army Boxing

Semi-Finals – England Boxing Elite Championships

Army Boxing Team vs Bundesvehr in Germany. REME representatives (LCpl Glover, LCpl Stuart and Sgt Allen) On receipt of her Rising Star Award at the Army Sports Awards

international amateur Boxing tournament that draws teams from across the globe. On the back of her performances across the season and having set an example to all, she was selected as the Captain of the 17 strong UK Armed Forces (UKAF) team. Once again, she progressed to the finals stage and secured another Gold medal; the only UKAF boxer to do so. A phenomenal achievement that sees LCpl Stuart join a list of previous champions that includes Boxing superstars Anthony Joshua, Katie Taylor and Chris Eubank Jnr.

A rising star, LCpl Stuart has burst onto the domestic and international Boxing scene oozing talent and potential. Having competed in 5 elite tournaments, across 4 different weight categories and winning 3 Gold medals and 2 national Bronze medals in the process. LCpl Stuart’s achievements have been exceptional, and this was recognised when she was selected for the rising star of the year award, at the 2022 Army Sports Awards.