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Parson Cross Amateur Boxing Club

Twenty years ago, Bob Wright, the founder of the Club, had to fight to get the Council to accept that young people in Parson Cross needed a positive outlet that would steer them away from trouble. In 1983 he was finally given a building and today he, and the coach Len, give up several hours every night to train local boys, and latterly girls, for free.

The results have been outstanding. The Club has produced many schoolboy champions, Junior ABA champions, NABC champions and full ABA champions at both local and national level. For many youngsters, the Club has given them the self-confidence, self-respect and discipline that has enabled them to be successful in other areas of their lives.

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Kevin England and Sir Henry Cooper - select to see a larger image

Kevin England, a member of the Parson Cross Amateur Boxing Club, meeting Sir Henry Cooper in Jersey in 2001. He had just won the welterweight match for Northern England against Canada.

Image reproduced by kind permission of Parson Cross Amateur Boxing Club.

Memory Leaves which might be of interest:

small leaf  Training at the Boxing Club

 
 
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