Aycliffe Boxing Club was invited to Scotland on Saturday 22nd April for the very first ALL FEMALE boxing tournament in Scotland with a team from Canada, England and Scotland.
Two girls from Aycliffe Boxing Club were selected to represent the England select team, Meka Stannard 14 years and Emily Denham 12 years old. Emily Denham boxed a short stocky girl that likes to go forward but Emily soon got the measure of her and the referee stopped the contest in the first round to save her opponent from further punishment.
Meka Stannard had a much harder time, going all three rounds, with a tough opponent and losing on a split decision. After the boxing had finished Emily Denham was chosen as the best England boxer.
We at Aycliffe Boxing Club are very proud of their achievements in Scotland, onward and upward. Emily will box again in Leeds on the 27th April in preparation for the National Schools Championship Final on 14th May in Guildford, Surrey and we wish her all the luck in the world on her journey.