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| (Pictured above: Gateshead Victoria Boxing Club) |
The Fighting Chance Foundation hosted two England boxing talent development workshops last week, and Steve Cranston, who led the session and is
head coach of Gateshead Victoria Boxing Club, hailed the event as a great success.
The development workshops are designed to provide a talent pathway
system for boxers all over the country that may have not met the criteria to
attend the England Open Talent Day.
Boxers from across the UK travelled to the gym in Felling to take
part in a junior men workshop for those aged between 14-16, and a women
workshop for those of all ages.
Cranston was delighted with the talent on-show and is confident that
a number of boxers who attended, will go on to represent England.
“Without a doubt some of those that attended will go far. Of course
they will still need to go for the open talent day and pass the assessments,
but after this workshop they will be better prepared for that.
“The attitude, behaviour and the concentration in the session was
fantastic.”
Nicola Adams and Savannah Marshall were crowned gold medalists at
the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and Cranston believes women’s boxing is
only getting stronger.
He added: “The girls session was second to none. The age range went
from the youngest at 12 years old, to the oldest at 32 years old.
“The younger ones normally don’t get individual coaching, but I
coached a couple of them last week and they were brilliant. Overall the two sessions were very successful.”
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