Unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua makes a significant intervention for amateur boxing clubs, writes John Dennen
ANTHONY JOSHUA, the unified heavyweight champion of the world, has made a significant intervention to support amateur boxing in Great Britain.
It’s not only a donation, though of course individual donations have never been more welcome to the amateur sport, but he has set up a fund that will be ringfenced for amateur boxing clubs solely and administered by the national federations of England, Scotland and Wales. The details of how clubs can apply will be shared in the coming days but the system will be modelled along the lines of how grants from Sport England’s Tackling Inequalities Fund were distributed. Joshua’s wider financial support will be bolstered by Under Armour, who have offered to match his backing through the supply of their products.
Image: Anthony Joshua at his Finchley gym
World heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medallist Anthony Joshua OBE has given substantial financial backing to the Amateur National boxing federations of England, Wales and Scotland.
The money will be distributed directly to clubs in most need of support through the National federations, with an agreement in place that all funding is ring-fenced for the clubs only.
The move comes in an effort to help support the sport that gave him so much, survive the toughest period in its history. Amateur clubs up and down the country have been forced to close their doors during the pandemic with little hope on the horizon.
Anthony Joshua/ Photo Credit: New York Times
Britain’s world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has made a substantial donation to boxing gyms as the 2012 Olympic gold medallist fears many may go out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Numerous amateur gyms have been forced to shut temporarily through the lockdown and Joshua is concerned that many amateur boxers will have to hang up their gloves if some were to close permanently.
Joshua is the latest high-profile boxing personality to voice his fears following that of his promoter Eddie Hearn and Northern Ireland’s former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton.
Anthony Joshua OBE Pledges Support to Grass Roots Boxing
Anthony Joshua OBE Pledges Support to Grass Roots Boxing
Anthony Joshua has announced he will be providing a financial backing to amateur boxing in England, Scotland and Wales.
2x Heavyweight Champion provides financial backing to amateur clubs through English, Scottish & Welsh Amateur Boxing Federations.
It has today been announced that Heavyweight Champion of the World and former Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Joshua OBE has given substantial financial backing to the Amateur National boxing federations of England, Wales and Scotland.
The money will be distributed directly to clubs in most need of support through the National federations. With an agreement in place that all funding is ring-fenced for the clubs only.
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Published 22 December 2020
Britain’s world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has made a substantial donation to boxing gyms as the 2012 Olympic gold medallist fears many may go out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Numerous amateur gyms have been forced to shut temporarily through the lockdown and Joshua is concerned that many amateur boxers will have to hang up their gloves if some were to close permanently.
Joshua is the latest high-profile boxing personality to voice his fears following that of his promoter Eddie Hearn and Northern Ireland’s former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton.
Joshua, who retained his world title belts with a ninth-round stoppage of Kubrat Pulev earlier this month, has made his donation to clubs via the three home nations federations.