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13TH OCTOBER 2024
London Women and Girls Project
All female boxing show #2
As part of an Active Partnership between London Boxing & This Girl Can Box the second all female boxing event will be hosted in the Capital as part of our Women and Girls project. We are grateful for the support of @officialsportengland and @powerdayfoundation. It is an incredible venture, which acknowledges the power of sport in women & girls lives and aims to increase competitive opportunities.
All levels of boxers, from skills through to elite level, will showcase growing talent in our city.
Coaches, whatever stage your boxers are at, should get in touch with their details so that they can be a part of this celebration of women in the sport of boxing.
Thanks to Five Star ABC for offering their gym for the event.
Email: Terri thisgirlcanbox@gmail.com for matching
FELTHAM COMMUNITY BOXING WOMEN and girls free SESSIONS a hit!
Tuesday 27th August 2024
What a great active partnership between Feltham Community Boxing Club, This Girl Can Box and London Boxing. Members of the club enjoyed free training sessions and This Girl Can Box founder and London Regional Secretary Terri Kelly organised visiting speakers Aya Hijazi (Elite national champion) and Nida Khalid (an experienced and very enthusiastic judge). After a good work-out, Aya and Nida told of their very different journeys and accomplishments in the sport.
Nida told of her somewhat unusual way into becoming a judge and how the community in boxing is so strong, it keeps her hooked. “The support I get is incredible,” she said “I just love it and I love being ringside.”
Aya had a tough route in as rules needed to change before she could compete; boxing with a Hijab was prohibited until a change in 2019. This certainly tested Aya’s strength and determination. Then there was Covid which meant no one could train, let alone compete. Her steadfast commitment and desire to fulfil her boxing dream paid off as she became the London and then the National Champion in 2024. Her wonderful (and heavy) belts were on display on the day. What an inspiration!
Thanks to all for their participation and positive feedback. We even had a few attendees volunteering to judge. They will be included in the next course in January; I look forward to seeing them on the circuit.
Photos by @thedannybarnes
Entry via the Championships page
Deadline for Entry / Payment Thurs 5th Sept
Weigh in: Thursday 12th September @ Lion Gym, 158 Pitfield St, London, N1 6JP. 6-8pm
London pre quarter-finals: Sunday 15th September @ Five Star Boxing, 207 Gooshays Dr, Romford, RM3 8YJ
London quarter/semi finals: Sunday 22nd September @ Springwest Academy, Browell's Lane, Feltham, TW13 7EF. Weigh-in 9-11am
London semi-finals: Saturday 28th September @ Springwest Academy, Browell's Lane, Feltham, TW13 7EF. Weigh-in 9-11am
London finals: Sunday 29th September @ Springwest Academy, Browell's Lane, Feltham, TW13 7EF. Weigh-in 9-11am
FELTHAM COMMUNITY BOXING RUNNING GIRLS AND WOMEN'S SESSIONS IN AUGUST
Sam Tabuteau, Sports Editor•
Wed, Jul 31, 2024 - https://hounslowherald.com/feltham-community-boxing-running-girls-and-womens-sessions-in-august-p25705-308.htm
Feltham Community Boxing Club is running sessions in August as part of an Active Partnership with This Girl Can Box & London Boxing.
The aim is to encourage and empower girls and women through boxing, and sessions will take place on Tuesday, August, 13 and 27 from 6 pm - 7:30 pm.
Terri Kelly - London Regional Secretary/This Girl Can Box founder recognises the importance of keeping girls engaged with sport through their teens and hopes the sessions will act as encouragement for girls to come down and try boxing.
"Not only are the sessions great fun, but they are good for physical fitness, and mental well-being and help bolster confidence. We recognise that many girls drop out of sports in their teens, and thereafter, sport is not given high priority in their lives. Of course, this is detrimental to women’s long-term wellbeing.
"As boxing is often seen as a male-dominated sport, we wanted to demystify preconceptions and create a safe, all-female space that encourages and empowers participants.
"Get yourself down to Feltham Community Boxing Club to participate in an all-women’s session, guided by high-level coaches. Bring your mum, your aunties, your niece and your friends down."
Women from different cultural and religious backgrounds will attend as special guests - alongside taking part and encouraging, they will talk about their journeys, achievements and the barriers they had to overcome along the way.
Guests range from a 12-year-old boxer to elite champions to women who’ve become high-level officials in the sport.
Feltham Boxing Club have been serving the local community since 2009 and were winners at the Hounslow Community Awards in July.
Follow @felthamcommunityboxing on Instagram for further information.
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These sessions are a fantastic collaboration between groups who encourage women and girls into sport. We believe that boxing training helps both mental wellbeing as well as physical. So get yourself down to @felthamcommunityboxing to participate in the FREE all women’s session, guided by high level coaches. Bring your mum, your aunties, your niece and your friends down.
Listen to the journeys of high level boxers and officials and see how they have found their space in the sport, how they have been driving for change and redefining the women they want to be.
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London Women & girls show
a celebration of women in boxing
ALL FEMALE BOXING SHOWCASE
12 may 2024
London’s Women & Girls Project
An all female boxing show!
London Boxing hosts an all female boxing event as part of its Women and Girls project in the Capital. @officialsportengland alongside @powerdayfoundation and @thisgirlcanbox are supporting this incredible venture, which acknowledges the power of sport in women & girls lives.
All levels of boxers, right from skills through to elite level, will showcase growing talent.
Coaches, whatever stage your boxers are at, should get in touch with their details so that they can be a part of this celebration of women in the sport of boxing.
Thanks to @earlsfieldabc for getting onboard with this project.
Special guests will be in attendance.
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LONDON WOMEN & GIRLS PROJECT - TASTER SESSION 1
a great success
14 April 2024
London’s Women & Girls Project supported by @officialsportengland and @powerdayfoundation, offered a free taster session @islingtonboxingclub on 14th April.
This is a female only session was aimed to teach skills, inspire or just allow candidates to release some energy through boxing training. We offered a shared space where women and girls could try something new and engage with the sport for health, fitness and mental well-being. It was a free session and nice to see so many girls and women take up the initiative.
LONDON WOMEN & GIRLS PROJECT - TASTER SESSION 2
28 April 2024
London’s Women & Girls Project supported by @officialsportengland and @powerdayfoundation, is offering free taster sessions in the Capital. This first taster will take place @islingtonboxingclub on Sunday 14th April between 11am and 1pm
This is a female only session to inspire, learn or just release some energy through boxing skills. We offer a shared space where women and girls can try something new.
Boxing is great for fitness and mental wellbeing so get on down to the gym. It won’t cost you a penny!