ASSOCIATION - POWERDAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND TWO YEAR REVIEW 2013/2015

“Changing communities and lives for the better”

PRINCIPAL PARTNER: LONDON AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION (Founded 1949 - A liated to Boxing Limited)

LIST OF OFFICERS

Patron President Life Vice-Presidents Hon. Life Vice-Presidents Lord R.Philipson DR.L.H. Blonstien, K.E.L. Short, K.A. M. R. Daldy, M. Crossan, Moynihan Walters OBE, J. Martin, M. Lawlor,W.Sheppard C. Hart

LABA/ Powerday Hon. Secretary Asst. Hon. Secretary Regional Coach Finance Development

K.A. Walters OBE DR. R. Williams D. Sadler G. Born P. King

Asst. Medical Registrar Hon. Medical O cers Legal Advisor Medical Registrar (Computer Input) O ce Manager M.Knight, DR. S. Shrestha, DR. S. Arora, Dr Adetunji, Davis Hanson R. Philipson DR. R. Williams R. Philipson DR. S. Khan, Dr Obakponvwe

LONDON COUNCIL MEMBERS

N.E. Division N.W. Division S.E. Division S.W. Division

T. Goreham (Hon Sec) DR. R. Williams (Hon. Sec.) C. Khan (Hon. Sec.), W.J. Danbury (Hon. Sec.) K. Mills, D. McCann J. Atkinson, T. Treacy S. Khan, W. Fuller R. Hagland,T. Murphy, CONTENTS

Glossary ...... 3 Introduction ...... 4 London ABA/Powerday Development/Initiatives + Partners ...... 6 - 12 Boxing Awards Projects ...... 13 Summary ...... 14 London A.B.A Performance outcomes ...... 15 London A.B.A Clubs ...... 19 London A.B.A Partnerships ...... 20

GLOSSARY

Thanks go to all of the following principal, associate and major partners and supporters of London ABA and boxing in the capital over the last 2 years.

Powerday PLC - Have been London ABA's Principal Commercial Parter for the last three years and is a family owned waste and recycling company founded in 1980, delivering 100% waste recovery for organisations across London and beyond. Their support and funding has been the catalyst in delivering all of the positive outcomes in this report.

Sport England - Is the countries largest investor in sport, committed to helping people and communities across the country creating sporting habits for life. This means investing in organisations and projects that will get more people playing sport and creating opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport. Sport England has been an essential partner to London ABA our clubs and projects, ensuring targeted investment into club improvements, pro-active activity and interventions which have ensured growth, sustained participation and excellence in our sport has been achieved.

London Boroughs - London has 33 Local Boroughs and Councils, who are key to sustaining the sport and it's o er in local and marginalized communities, their continued support for the provision and o er of voluntary community sport access and particularly boxing, is essential in delivering a long term legacy out of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

KWT Printing - The London ABA sponsor of all branding and materials attached to the sport and events programmes throughout the year. Their support has been welcomed by all our clubs and supporters, in raising the prole, branding and image of London ABA and our appreciation is recorded to Bernard O’ Keefe and all his sta .

London Sport - A key partner for London ABA, who work predominantly at a strategic level with local, regional and national partners in the public, voluntary and private sectors. They work exibly across all sports and physical activities and at di erent spatial levels including within and across neighbourhoods, boroughs, and the London Sport sub regions.

3 INTRODUCTION PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

It gives me great pleasure to submit this report to you all in connection with the last two years of activities and growth of London Amateur Boxing Association. We have once again seen an increase in our representation at National Finals and Championships, which is an indicator of your success and professionalism in all that you do as voluntary clubs, working in the margins of society.

The last couple of years have seen big changes in the sport and these have impacted on the planning the region has to carry out, and we thank you for your consideration as the entry criteria of all domestic championships, have been e ected in some way or another and I thank you for your time and e ort in being exible and for your understanding.

Please be assured your opinions and suggestions are being listened to by London ABA and will be shared widely as we seek in unison to make changes and gain benet for Clubs, Boxers, Coaches, Ocials and Volunteers, we look forward to another great year of success and growth of London Boxing driven by our splendid volunteer army across the capital and in conjunction with a wide range of partners and partnerships.

My thanks in closing all our 120 clubs and projects for once again steering the organisation through a busy and pressurised period of change and again showing their commitment to the sport, young people, clubs and volunteers.

Ron Philipson President – London ABA

MESSAGE AND REPORT FROM THE HON. SECRETARY

As we approach a new season, it is relevant to reect on what has been achieved and how best we can move forward whilst making further progress. I am pleased that London ABA as part of our drive to move the sports prole upwards and wider this year, accrued Television coverage for our London Elite Championships, London v South of England Women’s Challenge Event and the Haringey Boxcup, all of which were broadcast live and recorded by London Live TV.

The growth of the sport has been driven by London ABA/ Powerday Development Partnership which has been driven by the generosity of Mick Crossan (Chairman Powerday), and has ensured the sport’s growth and benet’s have been directed to clubs through resource, capital funding and partnerships. Our commitment to partnership working has also been increased with local authority commissioned partnerships being agreed and developed, and these will need to be built upon in the near future, to ensure our sport is pro-active in terms of continued Developmental Support by the Region and Powerday as our main partners.

Whilst recognising growth, we are also proud to celebrate success and our praise needs to be recorded to Joe Joyce (Earlseld ABC) and Nicola Adams (Haringey Police ABC) and John Johnson (Repton ABC) and their clubs on all winning Gold Medals at the recent European Championships 2015.

May I close by thanking the other four Divisional Secretaries, Ted Goreham, Richard Williams, Jack Danbury and Clare Khan and also the London ABA Voluntary Sta Ron Philipson, Geo Born and Eddie Brown for their support and assistance throughout the last two years which have been a tremendous success for London ABA and it’s clubs in growing the sport and increasing income and funding through the regions vision and strategy.

Keith A. Walters OBE Hon. Secretary – London ABA

4 LONDON BOXING PARTICIPATION

Rest of England (10 regions) 22 % 78 % = 164,000 London London Once a month Boxing total England = 208,800 78 % 22 % = 44,800 Once a month Boxing total London = 44,800 Rest of England

LONDON BOXING PARTICIPATION

Rest of England (10 regions) 21 % 79 % = 152,100 London London Once a week Boxing total England = 152,100 79 % 21 % = 32,300 Once a week Boxing total London = 32,300 Rest of England

5 POWERDAY AND LONDON ABA WEST HAM BOXING CLUB

PARTNERSHIP The world famous West Ham ‘Hammers’ boxing club, who have developed such iconic stars as Terry Spinks, Billy Walker and Dudley London ABA has developed and delivered a long term sponsorship O’Shaunessey, they have been supported by London ABA, in agreement with Powerday PLC and thanks go to Mick Crossan for his negotiating a ‘New Premises’ agreement with the club committee and support and foresight, the new agreement is for an initial 4 years the London Borough of Newham, whilst also completing a successful worth over £150K. This is the rst ever regional commercial boxing Sport England Inspired Funding application. The ‘New Club HQ’ at partnership created to support localised activity and development, Plaistow, in a former Social Club, and is now in use o ering high and through the ‘New Commercial Funding’ to London ABA from quality standard facilities, for their large membership. A minimal rent Powerday PLC, the e ect has been very positive and it has helped has also been negotiated with the London Borough Newham, for a London ABA build a ‘t for purpose’ regional support structure, substantial period. developing and supporting the sport, participants and the 120 clubs and projects across London. Total Investment: £57,000 (Sport England Inspired Facilities Award £50,000). Total Investment: £150K (4 years agreement, with an option for a further 2 years extension in place). GATOR BOXING CLUB

NETWORK RAIL SCHOOLS The pre-eminent Gator boxing club has been in existence for over 80 SAFETY AND BOXING PROJECT years being formed out of a Bernado’s project and having various homes, the current club facilities are an industrial unit (non-sporting London ABA, have created a unique and groundbreaking relationship environment) however after conversion was in need of updating and with the nation’s largest train systems provider Network Rail, to refurbishment, whilst also negotiating a long term lease, supported deliver a unique ‘Boxing and Rail Safety’ project which is geared by the London Borough of Redbridge. towards youth engagement, increasing participation and safety Total Investment: £56,000 (Sport England Inspired Facilities Award awareness around stations and railways. £50,000). The Network Rail London Boxing Project was delivered in 13 selected Schools and continues through Boxing Awards delivery in the capital. DAGENHAM POLICE AND Total Investment: (£50,000 delivered in year one, including £10,000 COMMUNITY BOXING CLUB funding from Sport England). London ABA with the club negotiated a new 21 year lease and also reduced the proposed annual rental positively in mutuality with the club, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, to a satisfactory DALE YOUTH BOXING CLUB conclusion, new lease agreed and in force.

London ABA has negotiated and led the future delivery of a ‘New Club With the club developed and delivered a Sport England Inspired Headquarters for the ‘Dale’ based within their current building, there Facilities application, which is was granted. The refurbishment has will be extensive re-developments to a larger facility, with a enhanced the look and feel of the facilities updating a former Bingo construction and development value of circa £250,000, with Hall on the main high street of Dagenham. improved space and training areas, supported by quality shower and changing areas, negotiated a new 25 year lease at the same time Total Investment: £56,000 (£50,000 Sport England Inspired creating longevity for the club, who have recently developed and Facilities Award). produced James Degale (Beijing Olympic Gold Medallist and World Champion) and George Groves (World Contender). External grant aid is also being sought and bids developed for the equipping of the ‘New Gym’ which will hopefully be completed in 2016.

Total Investment on completion: £300,000 (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea £250,000), New lease and rate relief (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea).

6 REPTON BOYS CLUB CRANFORD ABC

The World famous ‘Repton’ who have produced and supported LABA with the new Cranford Boxing Club and Cranford Community delivering world champions such as John.H.Stracey, Maurice Hope, School created and delivered a New Amateur Boxing Club following Darren Barker and Olympic Medallists Billy Taylor and Audley a successful Powerday/ Sportsmatch Boxing Scheme in the School. Harrison, to name a few, have never received any external funding to improve their facilities, LABA has played a crucial role in ensuring Following creation the club successfully applied for and delivered much needed investment into their facilities was accrued. funding from Sported £3K (for Training Ring) and the Metropolitan Police £3K for equipment and these funds have been spent on A Sport England Inspired Bid has been successfully developed and equipment to t out the gym ready for aliation to London ABA and funding has been secured, with work completed. the club is ourishing

Total Investment: £58,000 (£50,000 Sport England Inspired Award). Total Investment: £6,000 (Met Police £3,000 and Sported £3,000).

HOLLINGTON YOUTH CLUB DOUBLE JAB

LABA supported the successful application and the completion of LABA played a key role in stimulating the upwardly mobile Double refurbishment of the Hollington Youth Club to improve the Boxing Jab club, through supporting the current young and committed Gym, deliver New Changing and Shower Areas for male and female coaches and committee through new lease negotiations with the users, Improve the Main Gym Wall cladding and Central Heating. London Borough of Lewisham.

Total Investment: £60,000 (£50,000 Sport England Inspired The club with support has also engaged with local schools very Facilities Award) £10,000 (Dulwich Trust). successfully and stage Sportivate women’s boxing projects and gained a funding award from the London Borough of Lewisham.

SPORTSMATCH Total Investment: £13,000 (£4,000 London Borough of Lewisham, Sported £9,000 and Sportivate (£4,000). Upon securing the initial Powerday (commercial funding) annual funding support an application and project was developed and successful in receiving match-funding from Sport England’s former Sportsmatch scheme. Delivered the project reaching all of the targets HARINGEY POLICE AND and outcomes involving 18 London clubs and projects with qualied COMMUNITY ABC coaches based in schools, community facilities and clubs, for around 2000 participants, projects almost completed. In partnership with the Club, London Borough of Haringey, LABA has supported the club in gaining an essential Small Grant Award, Total Investment: £60,000 (Powerday and Sport England £30,000 Sportivate and Tottenham Active funding to deliver much need new each). equipment and out-reach projects as the club expand their impressive community engagement and coaching work across the borough, through schools, private facilities and community partners. BROMLEY AND DOWNHAM ABC Total Investment: £12,000 (London Borough of Haringey and AND YOUTH CLUB Sportivate £4,000 and Sport England £8,000).

LABA assisted the youth club with support to funding agencies helping to create a funding package for a capital project and new boxing gym worth £300K. Developed and successfully gained a Sport PALMERS ACADEMY ABC England Small Grant for Bromley ABC worth £10K for new equipment to fully t out the ‘New larger purpose built facility’, which is We have delivered an investment from the London Borough of producing increases in membership and high performance standards, Lewisham in to Palmers Academy which has increased the amount project is now completed. and quality of equipment the successful bid is to be supported with forthcoming, new applications for out-reach work and coaching building upon the excellent Palmers-Sedgehill Academy School Total Investment: £310,000 (£10,000 Sport England Small Grant club/links. Re- located the club in new premises and we are secured LABA). currently seeking other alternatives.

Total Investment: £4,000 (London Borough of Lewisham). 7 LYNN ABC LONDON CLUB LEASE AND RENTAL REVIEWS The famous ‘Lynn’, has recently with LABA support sought external assistance from the Evening Standard Dispossed Fund against strong competition in the funding round, and successfully gained a £35,000 London Boxing Led Lease and Rent Reviews with a wide range of grant to support the clubs immediate future, ensuring London’s oldest London Boroughs and Partners for and with 12 London based Clubs club continues to deliver success. The club was also supported and has assured a Saving and Value in Kind investment of over £4 successfully by LABA in gaining a Sport England Small Grant award Million, whilst ensuring security of tenure and supporting to deliver a new ‘Cardio Training Area and Apparatus, with Matting’ sustainability, through a massive subsidy. which is completed. The ‘Lynn’ can now look forward to producing more international stars such as Terry Waller, Henry Akinwande and Total Savings and Value in Kind investment/ Subsidy into London Danny Wiliams. Boxing Clubs: £4 Million.

Total Investment: £45,000 (ESDF £35,000 and Sport England £10,000). SPORTEDUCATE MARVELS LANE ABC This innovative project supported by Deutsche Bank and delivered through their innovative partnership has enabled LABA to deliver two LABA in conjunction with the club and with their partner landlords projects with London boxing clubs, the rst pilot scheme was through London Youth and London Borough of Lewisham BC have the eminent Fitzroy Lodge (Lambeth) and a new project is planned for commenced and outlined future plans for a potential large scale Perdro Boxing Club (Hackney). This unique project seeks to use capital Improvements project. Negotiations are ongoing, however the Sporteducate as a programme designed by Sported to help young club have engaged positively with London Youth Trustees, in setting people to gain specic educational outcomes through sport. out a new lease and terms, for another 21 years. Deutsche Bank has provided 33 Sported members (two of these are boxing clubs) in London with funding over a four year period to Successfully bid for £4,000 from London Borough of Lewisham for develop projects aimed at engaging 11-18 year olds at risk of exclusion new equipment. from school and becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training). Total Investment: £4,000 (£4,000 London Borough of Lewisham and London youth new lease subsidiary of relief). Total Investment: £60,000 Sporteducate/ Sported and Deutsche Bank (Three Year Projects). COUNTY ABC The club is thriving and has consistently delivered growth, sustained SPORTEDUCATE participation and excellence in the sport. After the successful rst year of the Deutsche Bank sponsored NEET Project (Not in Employment, Education or Training), which is Total Investment: £10,000 (£10,000 Sport England Small Grants managed and delivered through ‘Sported’, the outcomes delivered Award). through the two boxing projects in London through Fitzroy Lodge and Pedro boxing clubs, using the sport as an intervention and engagement tool have been impressive. The second year of funding has been agreed and is in place to continue this excellent project, SELBY ABC which is impacting positively for the young people who have been targeted. LABA helped create another ‘New Club’ at the hard to reach estate based Selby Centre (Ethnically Diverse and Multi-Cultural), negotiated Total Investment: £20,000 (Deutsche Bank and Sported second a new boxing club base who have now aliated to London and are year funding allocated). ourishing in their new surroundings.

Jointly with the club and key partner the London Borough of Haringey, attracted over £18,000 of Sportivate, Sported and Sport England Small MARVELS LANE Grants and partnership funding, delivering out-reach projects and a new ring and equipment whilst supporting hire charges to establish the London ABA with the club have successfully negotiated a ‘New 21 club. year Lease’ for the club premises with their partner organisation London Youth, which has delivered a subsidised peppercorn rent Total Investment: £18,000 (Sport England Small Grant £10,000, agreement for the full period and rate relief has been applied for and Sported Funding £2,000 and £6,000 Sportivate bids from Pro-Active gained generously from the London Borough of Lewisham. North London and London Borough of Haringey). 8 STREETGAMES BEXLEY

LABA has directly engaged with the vibrant and successful sports London ABA supported the successful Bexley club in gaining local charity Streetgames, who seek to bring sport to the doorstep of young funding from the London Quadrant Housing Association, who are the people in disadvantaged communities across the UK, London and local housing a ordable management group, to assist the club to LABA, is committed to deliver 3 Projects ready for launching this year ourish further and maintain their o er of boxing in the locality and through haringey police, Double Jab and Bexley clubs, for potential 3 intervention work. year projects. The joint working also accrued a Sport England Small Grant Award for These projects will bring the ‘Doorstep Club’ ethos and sporting a Unique Female and Young People’s project at the club premises and opportunities to the local areas of the three clubs, seeking new ways engaging more with the youth club, where they are based. of delivering sport and participation opportunities for young people in hard to reach areas and estates. Total Investment: £10,000 (London Quadrant Housing Association £5,000 and Sport England Small Grant Award £5,000). Total Investment: £45, 000 Streetgames (Three Year Projects). LONDON BOROUGH SERVICE LEVEL DOUBLE JAB AGREEMENTS London ABA for last two years has developed and delivered specic With London ABA support applied for and gained a Sport England outcomes through two main partner Boroughs in London namely Small Grant Award, to extend their out-reach programmes and Haringey and Lewisham. improve their equipment stock numerically to meet demand created through the relationships developed through Deptford Academy and Goldsmith’s College, engaging with over 300 pupils and students, in These pro-active local authorities have made partnerships with recreational activity and o ering competition to those who wish to London ABA set against service level agreements to support the local progress further. clubs and deliver targets across their boroughs, whilst increasing participation. London ABA is looking to engage more of the successful The club gained a generous award of funding from the Deptford partnerships in the future. Challenge Fund, to engage and deliver in the locality for hard to reach and marginalised groups and individuals. Total Investment: 40,000 (London Borough of Lewisham and London Borough of Haringey). Total Investment: £12,000 (£10,000 Sport England Small Grant Award and £2,000 from the Deptford Challenge Fund). LOUGHBOROUGH ESTATE BOXING PROJECT EAST LONDON BOXING ACADEMY This ‘New Boxing Project’ has been supported and guided by London ABA, in accruing local Housing Association Funding to establish and The club have achieved so much in restricted conditions and under equip the club and make use of a Basement Area in the Loughborough nancial pressure and has survived, in the last year ‘New Facilities’ Estate Tower Blocks, the funding is for two years and as partners we have been identied and negotiations have been completed with the will be seeking further external funds to support the project and local authority, with support from the local MP, London ABA have aliate the club to London ABA for this year and expand their out- played a part in this networking process. The region also have assisted reach work in local schools. the club in gaining a Sport England Small Grant Award to provide much needed ‘New Equipment’ to meet the demand being shown and Total Investment: £20,000 (£20,000 Loughborough Tenants created through this well governed and managed club, further Association). development and plans are being rolled out to ensure growth is maintained and assured. Total Investment: £10,000 (£10,000 Sport England Small Grant AFEWEE Award, Local Authority Facility Subsidies also in place). London ABA have supported this ‘New Club in Brixton’ through aliation and establishment, whilst also assisting the club in gaining a Sport England Small Grant Award to develop the clubs equipment base and meet a large demand for the sport in the area, through extending the o er of boxing in and outside of their club base in the Brixton Sports Centre. The club has thrived and will have their rst competi- tors this forthcoming season.

Total Investment: £10,000 Sport England (Small Grant Award).

9 MARVELS LANE

London ABA with the club have successfully negotiated a ‘New 21 year Lease’ for the club premises with their partner organisation London Youth, which has delivered a subsidised peppercorn rent agreement for the full period and rate relief has been applied for and gained generously from the London Borough of Lewisham.

LONDON MILITARY AND TERRITORIAL CROYDON AMATEUR BOXING CLUB ARMY AMATEUR BOXING CLUB The Croydon ABC have survived poor training facilities and still met demand and had success. However after carrying out a facilities As a key partner to London ABA the region was very keen and audit London ABA contacted the local authority seeking support and supportive to the LMTAABC and has successfully delivered a Sport engagement for the club to relocate. England Small Grant Award to provide much needed extra equipment to meet the demand being shown and to facilitate the 'New Out -Reach This project has taken 18 months to reach fruition, however the Work' the club is due to undertake as target of this project. London Borough of Croydon with London ABA and Croydon ABC, have delivered a 'New Home for the Club' in the Norbury Park Total Investment: 10,000 (Sport England Small Grant Award and Pavilion. This joined up approach by London ABA has also enabled Club Funding). the local authority being very pro-active and the borough has sourced and allocated Section 106 Funding whilst also delivering a subsidised lease as part of a community asset transfer project.

Total Investment: 60,000 (London Borough of Croydon and 25 LONDON LIVE TV year subsidised lease).

London ABA, have always had a commitment to expand the prole and positive images of the sport and this year exceptional ‘New Ground’ was made through an innovative relationship with London Live TV, to EARLSFIELD initially broadcast the London ABA Elite Finals from Faireld Halls in Croydon. The Live Broadcast was a success and two further events The prolic and nationally renowned Earlsed ABC in Wandsworth, were Broadcast Live the rst of these events was the rst ever London who have produced the 2015 European Super Champion AB V South of England All Women’s Challenge Match and secondly the Joe Joyce, with support from London ABA successfully applied for a immensely successful and high prole Haringey Boxcup, the feedback Sport England Inspired Facilities Grant Award, to develop a mezzanine has been excellent as we seek to develop a long term relationship with oor area above their current gym and deliver a new female shower the capital’s TV Channel London Live TV. and changing area, whilst improving the male shower and changing areas. Total Investment: £150,000 (£150,000 London Live TV, Broadcast and Production Costs). The project is currently underway and will be completed in 2015 and will allow the club to expand their out- reach work and improve their facilities, whilst increasing membership and user groups.

Total Investment: £55,000 Sport England Inspired Facilities Award and Club Funding.

10 CARNEY’S COMMUNITY PROJECT LONDON ABA ELITE

As a partner organisation which has been formed out of Fitzroy CHAMPIONSHIPS Lodge in memory of ‘Mick Carney’, London ABA have been please to The region with help from our supporters and partners successfully support and assist the Carney’s Community Project in accessing staged the Elite Championships and each of the bouts where kindly much needed funds to deliver a unique Boxing element to their overall sponsored by individual companies and we are grateful for their scheme of projects and o ers, we will continue to work closely with support and generosity and we recognise the following companies: them to fully develop their potential in their new facilities in Wandsworth. Powerday, London Ex-Boxers Association, Boxing Awards, Barking Brick Work, Hyva, Volvo Trucks, DAF Trucks, Boughton Engineering. Total Investment: £10,000 (£10,000 Sport England Small Grant Application). Total Investment: £4,000 (Individual Sponsors).

HARINGEY POLICE AND COMMUNITY ABC

With the local authority of the London Borough of Haringey, the club with London ABA have developed coaching projects in a primary school (holiday periods) and in the Broadwater Farm Sports Centre, engaging with hard to reach groups and individuals. These two partnerships developed and staged with local authority funding has delivered excellent outcomes which have been well received and the club has been used as an exit route for any of the participants to use and take the next step into the sport.

Total Investment: £7,000 (£7,000 London Borough of Haringey /Tottenham active). LONDON ABA WOMEN AND GIRLS PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITION

WEST HAM The Region has successfully applied for and gained a Sport England Small Grant Award, to specically support and develop Women and The famous ‘Hammers Club’ have for many years been particularly Girls Participation, the London ABA. We will stage 6 events active in the local community and as part of this ongoing community geographically spread across London and will feature taster sessions and education partnership network, have been allocated a Sport at the Events and Competitions, the inaugural event took place at the England Small Grant Award, to expand their out-reach project within London ABA V South of England all female event at the Ta Centre in Schools and Colleges with some extra equipment required to meet Grove Park, Lewisham, which was a fantastic success, and televised demand being experienced in the ‘New Facilities’. live by London Live TV. Total Investment: £10,000 (£8,000 Sport England Small Grant Total Investment: £8,200 (£8,200 Sport England Small Grant Award). Award and Club Funds).

TRINIFOLD

London ABA this year found a ‘New Sponsor’ to kindly fund the London ABA Schools Championships awards, which are the unique London Championship Belts, which are so dearly sought after and fought for at the highest levels. The new sponsor ‘Trinifold’ is managed by Bill Curbishley, who also supports annually other boxing clubs.

These championship belts are the highlight of the season for the London Schools participants and are ‘Lifetime Achievement’ and recognition of the success the young people have achieved.

Total Investment: £3,000 (£3,000 Trinifold Commercial Sponsorship).

11 POWERDAY ATHLETE BURSARIES O’NEILL’S - POWERDAY BURSARY CLOTHING Powerday as the Principal Partners of London ABA, this year through their Chairman Mick Crossan, created and funded the First Ever Corporate Powerday kindly accrued sponsorship from O’Neill’s (Sports Clothing), Athlete Bursary Scheme for young boxers, from the London ABA Area. for all of the Powerday Bursary Award Winners, supplying Tracksuits, Each of the 8 young recipients were given an annual bursary award to T-Shirts, Sweat Tops and Kit Bags. The awards were high quality assist their development and support their travel and training costs. The clothing which will identify the successful applicants and reect the scheme is an Annual Programme and is having positive e ects already on prominent position they have achieved. this year’s successful applicants, as the funding is helping ll funding the gap and slippage between regional and national funding and supporting the Total Investment: £2,000 (£2,000 O’Neills Sports Clothing Value Boxers on their Performance Pathway. in Kind Sponsorship). Total Investment: £4,000 (£4,000 Powerday Commercial Sponsorship).

12 BOXING AWARDS

The innovative Boxing Awards project has been delivered widely across London in various setting and facilities, particularly schools with over 20 individual projects, being successfully delivered against a scheme which is clearly based on key stage educational outcomes, and has been praised by teachers across the capital for the content and positive delivery. The following outcomes and Schools have been engaged in this high prole positive engagement within the education and youth sector, providing a growth in boxing participation and also a new base of Non Contact Boxing Coaches, who are now growing the sport in those sectors and expanding the London ABA footprint even further and sustain participation and develop even stronger and more school-club links:

Schools and Colleges Boxing Clubs and Sports Partners

St James Catholic High School, Earlswood Junior School, Ark Putney, Academy, St Fight for Peace , UMMAH Active, Brawlers Boxing Marks Academy, Totteridge Academy, Club Trinity, Lewisham, University of East Club, Double Jab Boxing Club, Haringey Police & London, Norlington School for Boys, Moatbridge School, Harris Peckham, Harris Community Boxing, All Stars Boxing Club, Beckenham, Harris, Norwood, Harris Falconwood, Harris Crystal Palace, Royal Green Damilola Taylor Centre, London Youth Games, College, Excelsior College, ElThton School, Sunbury Manor School, The Norwood Brixton Boxing Club, Lillian Bayliss, London Fields School, Charlton Park Academy, St Thomas More Catholic, Comprehensive, Lambeth Hackney, London Community Boxing Club, College, Hackney Community College, TheChantry School, Middlesex University, Nemisis Boxing Club, Active Communities, Princes Eastlea Newham, Invicta, Primary Greenwich, Woolwich Polytechnic Greenwich, Boxing Club. Kemnal, Technology College, Crownwoods College, Plumbstead Girls School, Plumstead Manor School, Raynes Park High School, Carshalton Boys Sports College.

These activities and incremental growth has jointly been developed and staged between Boxing Awards, Powerday, Network Rail and London ABA, have delivered 36 New School Projects, 15 New Boxing Club and Community Projects, Training up over 500 New Boxing Tutors, who are now providing non-contact boxing and developing School/ College-Club Links for over 6,000 participants, both male and female school children or students on a regular basis within their education settings.

13 SUMMARY

Funding and Grants Attracted through London ABA/Powerday Development Programmes of Activity over the last two years 2013 - 15 report are as follows:

In summary the impressive investment, activity and relationships which have been developed and delivered are achieving an actual ‘New Money and Value in Kind Investment’ as follows: • Funding into capital and revenue projects attracted through Powerday and London Amateur Boxing Association Interventions and development support: £1.75 million • Savings and re-negotiated preferential terms of tenure and costs ensuring clubs and projects sustainability: £4 million • Total Two year (2013/2015) External Investment: £5.75 million

This immense investment gure of £5.75 million has been sourced through the London ABA/ Powerday development programme has been directly paid either to clubs or through nancial commitments by London Boroughs and partners by way of subsidised agreements for clubs. This £5.75 million of investment has nearly trebled the £2 million total targeted and identied within the London Whole Sport Plan 2013/17 and indeed exceeded that target by a further £3.75 million in the last 2 years of activity and development.

This positive pro-active activity and development has been based upon a strong strategy and commitment to community sport, places London ABA is in a very strong position to deliver impact in local communities even further whilst growing and sustaining participation and delivering excellence at all levels for participants, clubs, coaches and volunteers, thereby under-pinning the Sport England, England Boxing and Government targets for community sport participation. LONDON AMATEUR BOXING CLUBS VOLUNTARY AND FINANCIAL IMPACT London Amateur Boxing Clubs voluntary impact into the London sporting and community landscape over the last two years of this report equates to the following outcomes:

There are 120 London ABA Clubs/ Projects providing volunteer time and coaching through these facilities and centres at an average value of over £60,000 each giving a sub total of £7.2 Million per annum. There are 120 London ABA Clubs/ Projects providing voluntary funding for annual expenditure on rent, rates, travel, aliations, utilities, equipment, coach education and insurances of over £20,000 average each giving a sub total of over £2.4 Million per annum. The total London ABA Clubs/ Projects annual value of volunteer time and expenditure in running and operational costs equates to a total value and an annual impact gure of an impressive £9.6 million thereby equalling a voluntary nancial investment into the sport and London Sporting landscape of circa £20 Million pounds over the last 2 years.

LONDON ABA BOXING CLUBS LONDON ABA DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTARY AND FINANCIAL IMPACT FUNDINGS INITIATIVES

16 % £ 4 m. 30 % £ 1.75 m. 6 % 78 % 70 % £ 1.75 m. £ 20 m. £ 4 m.

£ 20m London ABA clubs £4m local authority £ 4m Secondary support/cost £1.75m Resources + partnership subsidies subsidies for clubs Boxing Projects £ 1.75m London ABA and TOTAL £25.75 Million TOTAL £5.75 Million Powerday resources & capital funding 14 LONDON ABA CLUB TOURNAMENTS

2013 2014 2015

Open 100 82 82 Dinner Boxing 34 26 31 Charity Boxing 4 5 3 Total: 138 128 116

DIVISIONAL TOURNAMENT SECRETARIES Thanks go to our Divisional Tournament Secretaries for their hard work organising ocials for show during the Season. S.E. Division TERRY GILLAM S.W. Division TERRY GILLAM N.W. Division JACK DANBURY N.E. Division KEITH MILLS

COACHING COURSES – 2014/2015 SEASON

LEVEL 1 COACH COURSE - 5 took place in 2014/15 with 98 Successful Candidates

LEVEL 2 COACH COURSE - 3 took place in 2014/15 with 28 Successful Candidates

JUDGES, OICS, TIME-KEEPERS & REFEREES COURSES Congratulations go to the people who have passed courses during the 2015 Season.

Many thanks go to my colleagues Dave Mc Cann and the other Divisional Ocials who have made appointments and supported training throughout the last year, we continue to promote and stage events.

Ted Goreham London ABA Adjudicator

LONDON REGIONAL COACH REPORT The following coaches gave freely of their time and commitment to support Coaching Courses plus Regional Squads for both Male and Female Boxers at all age groups: Sam Mullins, Andy Haines, George Burton, Keith Scott, Paul Strutt, Brian Smith and Nigel Rowlands.

Dave Sadler London ABA Regional Coach

CHAMPIONSHIPS – 2015 Congratulations go to all our London ABA boxers who have achieved so much success in the various Championships this year and best wishes for their future careers in amateur boxing. However the following Boxers and their clubs must also be praised in achieving ultimate success on the international stage and events:

Joe Joyce Earls eld ABC European Men’s Elite Champion 2015

Nicola Adams Haringey Police ABC European Women’s Elite Flyweight Champion 2015

John Johnson Repton ABC European Junior Champion 20

15 England Boxing National Development Championships 2014/15 London ABA Champions

CLASS A - Under (Kg’s) CLASS B - Under (Kg’s) 52 S.Smart Islington Champion 52 L.Lynn Lynn Champion 56 W.Alem Dagenham 56 J.Teal Dale Youth Champion 60 - 65 S.Saeed West Ham 60 - 65 J.Ofori 66 - 70 S.Hepburn Islington 66 - 70 S.Antwi London Military Champion 71 - 75 A.Dumetz T.A.Army 71 - 75 G.Brown 76 - 81 L.Bony Lynn 76 - 81 S.Musah Islington Champion 82 - 91 I.Naidi London Military 82 - 91 A.Allahmad 91+ J.Tshikeva White Hart Lane 91+ C.Gileard

England Boxing Youth Championships 2014/15 England Boxing Elite National Senior Championships 2014/15

49 J. Pettitt Nemesis 52 L.Lynn Lynn 52 I. Waites H.E.P 56 C.Burke Balham 56 C. Myles Fitzroy Lodge 60 D.Carr Fisher 60 K. Corby Earlsfield 64 C.Driscoll Lynn 64 T. Ayling Earlsfield 69 K.Fawaz All Stars 69 D. Barrett Hooks National Champion 75 H.Sediqy Dale Youth 75 Z. Cheli Times Finalist 81 M.Tinker Dale Youth 81 V. Riley West Ham 81 J.Buatsi South Norwood Victory Champion 91+ D. Debois Dale Youth Champion 91 R.Slue Fitzroy Lodge Champion 91+ J.Palata Balham

England Boxing Female Schools Championships England Boxing Female Youth Championships London ABA England Boxing Female Championship 2015 CLASS A - Under (Kg’s) CLASS A - Under (Kg’s)

46 B.Heaton Five Star Finalist 60 E.Scotney Lynn Champion 46 S.Toussaint Northolt Champion

CLASS B - Under (Kg’s) CLASS B - Under (Kg’s)

52 C.Dubois Islington Champion 48 T.Dady Earlsfield Champion 54 R.Bower Fitzroy Lodge Champion 64 C.Brown Islington Champion 64 O.Lungu Haringey Police Finalist

16 England Boxing Junior Championships 2015 London ABA Junior Champions 2014

CLASS A – Born 2000 Under (Kg’s) CLASS B - Under (Kg’s) 46 E.Barrett Hooks 40 S.Shbhani Repton 48 D.Joyce H.E.P 42 K.Aigus Dagenham 50 T.Roberts Repton Champion 44 J.Pettitt Nemesis Champion 52 D.Joyce Fisher 46 L.Coats Repton Champion 54 J.Hanrahan Repton 48 D.O’Donnell Hooks 57 M.Khan Repton 50 T.Lickford Romford 60 M.Sheeraz Five Star 52 C.Myles Fitzroy Lodge Finalist 63 J. Johnson Repton Champion 54 L.Taylor Dagenham Champion 66 J.Roe Fisher 57 K.Corby Earlsfield 70 J. Callingham Hayes 60 T.Ayling Repton 80 J. Harris Repton Champion 63 G.Landers Dagenham Champion 66 F.Secular Bromley Finalist 70 O.Augusting Earlsfield 80+ T.Childs Tottenham Finalist

17 England Boxing Schools National Championships 2015 London A.B.A. Clubs London ABA Junior Champions 2014 National Championships Performance Success CLASS A – Born 2000 Under (Kg’s) 2014 - 2015 29.5 T.Agius Dagenham Champion (London A.B.A. entered 100 National 31 C.Hickford Repton Champion Championships weights) 32.5 P.Connors Repton 34 R.Lacourt Repton London A.B.A. National Finalists 34.5 S.O’Donnell Hooks Champion 37 B.Doherty Repton Champion 38.5 J.Cheeseman Repton 40 D.Tierney Repton Champion 50 % 50 % 41.5 G.Saunders West Ham Finalist 43 L.Dighton Repton 44.5 J.King Repton London A.B.A. had 50 National 46 F.Moss Repton Finalist Finalists 48 V.Driscoll Repton Champion Rest of England (10 Regions had 50 P.Mughalzi Hooks Champion 50 National Finalists in London 52 C.Eastwood Repton Finalist ABA Weights) 54 N.Harris Repton Finalist 56 W.Lee Body Shots Champion London A.B.A. National Champions 59 S.Barrett Hooks 62 L.Lee Repton 37 %

63 % CLASS B - Under (Kg’s) 32.540 G.Ellis Repton Champion 3442 H.Smith Repton Champion London A.B.A. had 37 National 3744 C.James Earlsfield Champions 38.546 D.McCann Repton Champion Rest of England (10 Regions had 4048 L.Horn Gator 63 National Champions in 41.550 G.Mitchell Repton Champion London ABA weights) 4352 J.Inman Repton 44.554 A.Mohammed Repton Champion London A.B.A. National Champions 4657 J.Oliphant Repton Champion 4860 M.Dunn West Ham Finalist 5063 R.Decurdo Repton 25 % 5466 M.Burke Fisher Champion 5670 R.Collins West Ham Champion 75 % 80+59 J.Smith Hooks 62 W.Coakley Gator London A.B.A. had 50 National 65 B.Welsh Body Shots Finalists with 37 achieving National 72 T.Kerrigan Islington Champion status.

A 75% success rate was acheived by London ABA boxers in their weights at National Finals. 18 LONDON ABA COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE MEETINGS There have been 6 London ABA Council meetings and 2 Executive Committee meetings this Season. Attendance by Divisional Representatives at the London Council Meetings was excellent and thanks go for their support and interest in managing and administering the sport throughout London ABA.

AFFILIATED CLUBS FOR THE 2014/2015 SEASON (CLUBS)

S.E. DIVISION (27 CLUBS) Bromley & Downham ABC Hollington ABC Sth. Norwood & Victory ABC Croydon ABC Fisher Downside ABC Lynn ABC Danson Youth ABC Marvels Lane ABC Double Jab ABC Eltham & District ABC New Addington ABC The Reach ABC Fitzroy Lodge ABC Samuel Montagu ABC Miguels ABC Nemesis ABC Bexley ABC Honor Oak ABC Frank Bruno Academy ABC Croydon Boxing Academy Afewee ABC London Military ABC Dynamo ABC Body Shots ABC Kings Collage ABC Keddles ABC Palmers Boxing Academy S.W. DIVISION (14 CLUBS) Battersea ABC Rosehill ABC Twickenham & Brunswick ABC Kingston University ABC Hurlingham ABC Feltham Police ABC Balham ABC M.A.D ABC Putney & Roehampton ABC Imperial College ABC Mainline Boxing Academy Impact Boxing Academy Two Kings ABC Wimbledon College ABC

N.E. DIVISION (28 CLUBS) Alma ABC Eastside ABC Newham Boys ABC Five Star ABC Repton Boys ABC Dagenham Police ABC Barking Boys ABC Gator ABC Fairbairn ABC Broad Street ABC County ABC Redbridge ABC Hornchurch & Elm Park ABC Waltham Forest ABC Lion ABC West Ham Boys ABC Peacock ABC Pedro ABC Debden & Britannia ABC Fight For Peace ABC Loughton ABC Lansbury ABC Romford ABC Left Hook ABC City Of London Police ABC The Boxing Academy East London ABC Omnibus Loxford ABC N.W. DIVISION (34 CLUBS) All Stars ABC Hayes ABC St. Pancras ABC Angel ABC Islington ABC Stowe ABC Dale Youth ABC Tottenham & Enfield ABC Finchley ABC Hanwell School Of Boxing Harrow & District ABC Northolt ABC Ruislip & District ABC Times ABC Woodgreen ABC Haringey Police ABC Brunel University ABC Edmonton Eagles ABC Uxbridge ABC Neasden ABC Stonebridge ABC L.S.E. ABC Hooks ABC Selby ABC Nomads ABC Heathrow ABC Wembley ABC Cuban Boxing Academy White Hart Lane ABC Cranford ABC Princes Boxing Academy Bedfont Sport ABC Hammersmith ABC Acton ABC

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