Beyond the boxers, who are the persons who make special the boxing world? The Noble art is made up by thousands and thousands of very skilled, experienced and passionate people, who help and support the boxers from their never-ending days inside the gym to the ringside during their matches. The coaches, obviously,  are the “best friends” of boxing athletes because they spend the most of their lifetime with those who are used to putting on gloves and mouthguard. If it’s hard to do this job in the men Boxing Area, it’s more complicated to do the same inside the Women’s Boxing Planet.

And so, Today article is the first of a series of depicts about Coaches, Referees/Judges, ITO’S who stand out to make European Women’s Boxing World better and better. The first one to be in the spotlight is….. Amanda Groarke England level 4 – Advanced Coach and a UK sport assessor – 3° Star AIBA Coach…..

McKay now ranked 10th in country.

Warrington amateur boxer, Mike McKay (14-11), has received a top ten ranking in the Heavyweight division of the sport, after reaching the Quarter Finals of the England Boxing Elite Championships.

McKay, of Warrington’s Hook and Jab Amateur Boxing Club, lost a closely contested quarter final bout against Manx Boxer, Krystian Borucki (149-108), on a split decision. McKay made a tentative start in first round, but began to gain confidence from the second round onwards. In the third and final round, McKay began to assert his strength over his opponent and came close to stealing victory.

A local boxing coach is representing Warrington on the international stage, as she takes the Great Britain Amateur Boxing squad to the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Bulgaria.

Amanda Groarke, who is a Head Coach at local family-run boxing gym ‘Hook and Jab’ – which is based on Palatine Industrial Estate, is attending the prestigious tournament in her capacity as a Coach for the GB Boxing squad.

16 year old Warrington boxer, Billy Potter, won the Merseyside and Cheshire Welterweight Youth Title, at a new tournament held at Croxteth Leisure Centre in Liverpool.

Potter, who boxes for Hook and Jab ABC, which is based at Palantine Industrial Estate in South Warrington, beat Everton Red Triangle’s Reece Jameson to a unanimous points victory. The pair served up an-all action affair to an excited crowd, standing toe-to-toe for three hard-fought three minute rounds. Whilst the action was aggressive, the pair also showed quality technical ability too, with both demonstrating exceptional compact boxing skills.

Warrington-based boxing club, Bridgefoot ABC, held a sold out charity boxing tournament on Friday 29th November, raising money for The Shannon Bradshaw Trust. The event, which took place at Orford Jubilee Hub, was attended by 180 people and raised more than £370 for the charity.

Bridgefoot ABC is regarded as one of the North West’s premier boxing clubs, having had several of its young boxers represent England internationally and secure prestigious amateur boxing championships. The club is managed by the husband and wife team of former professional boxer, Derek Groarke, and current Great Britain Women’s Amateur Boxing coach, Amanda Groarke, who regularly coaches the likes of Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams.