Two boxers from Birmingham Fed affiliated boxing clubs will be representing Great Britian at the 2008 Olympic Games in Bejjing this summer.

Khalid Yafai, (19, below) is a former Birmingham Fed and NACYP Boxing Champion, who has come through the ranks at Birmingham City Amateur Boxing club, run by Frank O'Sullivan. Khalid, who in 2003 was Britains youngest ever world cadet champion, will represent Great Britain in the Flyweight category.

Frankie Gavin, (below) also a former Birmingham and NACYP Champion, hails from Tom Chaney's Hall Green Boxing Amateur Club and earlier this year in Chicago was crowned Britian's first-ever World ABA Champion. Frankie will fight for Great Britian at Lightweight and is a hot favourite to win Britains first Olympic Boxing Gold since Audley Harrison back in Sydney 2000.

We wish both fighters a huge amount of luck as they go on to represent Great Britain and also the city of Birmingham this summer.

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CYP BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006/7

This years Boxing Championships saw a strong showing from Birmingham with 12 Boxing clubs entering boxers in the various weight divisions and classes.

CENTRAL AREA WEST FINALS:

Sunday 29th October 2006, Standard Triumph Boxing Club, Coventry

The following Birmingham boxers were winners and progressed

to the Quarter-Finals:

A66 - Joel Ryan (Walsall Wood) beat Josh Cooper (Donnington ABC) 7-3

A70 - Kyle Spencer (Lions) beat Joseph Campbell (Aston ABC)

B75 - Nathan Tallon (Hall Green) beat Shane Smith (Walsall Wood ABC) 9-6

C60 - Richard Ghent (Priory Park) beat Callum Speed (Warks) 19-4

69KG - James Jevons (Aston) beat Scott Miller (Hulton) 9-8

C69 - Patrick Benson (Small Heath) beat Miles Lerwell (Dopnnington ABC)

David Whitbread (Lions ABC), Lee Gibbs, Danny Lawlor (both Bham City ABC), Waquass Hussain (Aston ABC) and Amon Anderson (Aston ABC) all had walkovers to the Quarter Finals.

QUARTER FINALS - CENTRAL AREA WEST vs NORTHERN IRELAND

Sunday 12th November, Standard Triumph Boxing Club, Coventry

The following boxers were winners and progressed to the Semi-Finals:

Patrick Benson (Small Heath ABC), David Whitbread, Kyle Spencer (both Lions ABC, Joel Ryan (Walsall Wood), Danny Lawlor (Bham City ABC), Nathan Tallon (Hall Green ABC), Dean Anderson, Richard Ghent (both Priory Park ABC)

SEMI FINALS - CENTRAL AREA WEST & N.IRELAND vs THE NORTH & SCOTLAND

Sunday 26th November 2006, Harvey Haddon Stadium, Nottingham

Congratulations to he following Birmingham boxers, who were winners and progressed to the UK Final in their weight category:

Joel Ryan (Walsall Wood) beat Johnson Mclumpha (Durham)

Kyle Spencer (Lions ABC) beat Lewis Taylor (South Yorks) 5-3

Danny Lawlor (Bham City ABC) beat Terrence Flanagan (Manchester) 8-5

Nathan Tallon (Hall Green ABC) beat Warren Pridding (Manchester) 15-12

Dean Anderson (Priory Park ABC) beat Gary Bowes (Durham)

Richard Ghent (Priory Park ABC) beat Chris Kelly (Durham) 11-10

The following lads put up a good fight but were eliminated at the Semi-final stage:

Patrick Benson (Small Heath ABC), David Whitbread (Lions ABC)

NATIONAL CLASS C FINALS

Tuesday 5th December 2006, Cafe Royal, London

Two Birmingham boxers made it through to the prestigous Class C finals:

In the 54KG category, Dean Anderson of Priory Park ABC fought bravely but went down 28-6 to Dean Burrel of Peacock ABC, London.

In the 60KG category, Richard Ghent, also from Priory Park ABC lost 17-6 to Del Rogers of Kettering ABC

Both lads should be congratulated for their achievements in reaching the finals and a huge amount of credit should go to Priory Park ABC for getting two lads through to the Class C Finals.

NATIONAL CLASS B FINALS

Friday 8th December 2006, Winter Gardens, Blackpool

3 boxers from Birmingham made it through to the Class B finals:

In the 75KG Final, Nathan Tallon of Hall Green ABC narrowly lost a tight encounter 4-2 to Jordan Gosling of Southend ABC.

In the 48KG Final, Danny Lawlor of Birmingham City ABC boxed superbly to beat Danny Perry of Norwich ABC 6-4 and become the UK B48 Champion.

In the 50KG Final, Waqqass Hussain of Aston ABC powered his way to a convincing 13-4 victory over Daniel Boyle of Durham to become the UK B50 Champion.

Massive Congratulations to Danny and Waqqass, and credit also goes to Aston ABC and Birmingham City ABC for producing two UK champions.