Prime Minister Brown meets Olympic team Mar 20th 2008 by British Boxing Prime Minister Gordon Brown has met with members of the British Olympic boxing team ahead of their bid for gold in Beijing. Read more   Nasir turns pro with Sanigar Mar 15th 2008 by Kevin Taylor Top Welsh amateur Mo Nasir has decided to turn professional after seeing his Olympic dreams ruined by injury. Read more   Home Counties Senior ABA Finals Mar 12th 2008 by Kerry Duffy It is good to know the current resurgence of British boxing is not only limited to the professionals. The excitement, enthralment and anticipation that now accompanies the British fight calendar shows no signs of abating and whilst this is great news for the greater good of the sport, the real excitement is quietly emanating from within the ranks of Britain's amateur boxing team. Read more   Magnificent 7 - Joy for Saunders but heartbreak for Smith Mar 3rd 2008 by Kevin Taylor Pescara - Day Six, Saturday 1st March 2008 (Olympic qualifying box-offs) The Olympic qualifying box-offs reached their conclusion on Saturday with another Team GB boxer qualifying for the Olympics in Beijing. Read more   Two more Brits qualify for Olympics Mar 1st 2008 by Ian McNeilly Team GB continued their incredible run of success by securing another two boxing places at the Beijing Olympics yesterday (Friday). Birmingham flyweight Khalid Yafai and London middleweight James DeGale became the fifth and sixth boxers respectively to qualify for the 2008 Games. Read more   England boxers still battling in Italy Mar 1st 2008 by British Boxing A bit of a delayed report from Wednesday's Olympic qualifying tournament in Pescara... Read more   One step closer to Beijing for five in Pescara Feb 28th 2008 by British Boxing The hard work is paying off for the GB squad out in Italy. Five of the English boxers have now made it through to tomorrow's (Friday) semi finals, where they face another round of stiff competition from their European counterparts. Read more   More success for Team GB in Pescara Feb 27th 2008 by British Boxing A three day pea soup fog has enveloped the Palazzo Dello Sport at the Adriatic seaside resort of Roseto Degli Abruzzi since Sunday, nevertheless, the sun is very much still shining for Team GB. The team continued to build on Monday’s excellent start to the tournament with a superb six wins out of six. Boxers must reach the final to guarantee Beijing qualification. Read more   Great start from Team GB in Olympic qualifier Feb 26th 2008 by British Boxing Team GB got phase two of their Olympic qualification campaign off to a flying start with five of six UK Sport lottery funded boxers progressing to the last 16, where they join Paul Butler (just 12 entered at his weight). Read more   British amateurs try for Olympic places in Italian tournament Feb 22nd 2008 by Ian McNeilly The off-season tranquillity of Adriatic seaside resort Roseto degli Abruzzi (near Pescara), so named after the rose bushes the fishermen ‘Abruzzi’ used to plant outside their cottages, is about to be disturbed as 250 of the best amateur boxers from 41 countries in Europe descend upon the town in a bid to chase 26 of the remaining 51 Olympic qualification spaces open to Europeans. Read more   Team GB sparring Clinton's Gym Feb 21st 2008 by British Boxing England’s Olympic amateur prospects met with the cream of the South Yorkshire boxing scene on the canvas in Sheffield, ahead of their forthcoming Olympic qualifier in Pescara. Read more   Team GB boxers build on their success Feb 2nd 2008 by Tom Walker Britain’s best amateur boxers (collectively known as Team GB) are at present honing up their skills in preparation for the Beijing Olympics in both Bulgaria and Ireland. Read more   James Degale beats Olympic Champion Jan 21st 2008 by Ian McNeilly England amateur international middleweight James DeGale confirmed his potential at world level when he beat current Olympic welterweight champion Bakhtiyar Artayev in Sheffield last night. Read more   Good-looking Multi-Nations Tournament in Sheffield Jan 17th 2008 by Ian McNeilly Boxers from three prestigious boxing nations arrived in Sheffield on Sunday 13th January for a tournament to prepare for the forthcoming Olympic qualifier in Pescara, Italy next month. Read more   ABAE celebrate first awards evening Dec 15th 2007 by British Boxing The ABAE celebrated their inaugural annual awards with an evening of boxing and presentations in Sheffield on Monday evening. Read more