England Boxing shadow boxing drills – week eight

England Boxing Performance Coach Mick Driscoll and guests are putting together weekly shadow boxing drills that can be used to help keep fit at home and improve your skills during the Coronavirus pandemic – and here are week eight’s drills.

Stay Active During COVID-19 with new boxing-related web page

England Boxing has today launched a new website page called 'Stay Active During COVID-19', which pulls together ideas and resources for how boxers can stay active during the Coronavirus outbreak from the safety of their own homes.

#KOCOVID19 – England Boxing Clubs need YOUR support

England Boxing-affiliated clubs are today appealing for YOUR support to #KOCOVID19 and keep clubs running after the Coronavirus shutdown comes to an end.

£2.33m secured by more than 350 affiliated boxing clubs

A total of £2,339,532 has been secured by more than 300 England Boxing clubs to help them deal with the shortfall in income created by the Coronavirus lockdown, latest England Boxing figures show.

New potential funding streams for clubs opened

England Boxing would like to alert clubs to two new Coronavirus-related funding streams that they may be able to access, depending on their circumstances and geographical location.
Box In Mind

Mental health toolkit some boxers may find useful

Mental health charity Mind has developed a toolkit boxers coaches and others in the sport may find useful called ‘Coronavirus and your wellbeing’.

Yorkshire become fourth region to split membership fees payment with England Boxing

Yorkshire has become the fourth region to pay half of its member clubs’ affiliation fees for the 2020-21 season, with the other half being met by England Boxing.

UK Coaching resources made available during lockdown

UK Coaching has made it free to access to a new set of resources to support coaches during the Coronavirus lockdown.

Online R&J development programme goes live

England Boxing is offering a seven-week online development programme on refereeing and judging, to start with immediate effect.

Southern Counties boxer sets up gifts website

A Southern Counties boxer has set up her own online company that produces boxing and other sports-related gifts that she designs herself.

England Boxing shadow boxing drills – week seven

England Boxing Performance Coach Mick Driscoll and guests are putting together weekly shadow boxing drills that can be used to help keep fit at home and improve your skills during the Coronavirus pandemic – and here are week seven’s drills.

East Midlands to pay clubs’ national and regional affiliation fees

The East Midlands has become the third England Boxing region to help member clubs by indicating they will pay affiliation fees for the 2020-21 season

Boxer turned Spider-man McKenzie, 13, boosts NHS

A 13-year-old Majestic Boxing Academy member is bidding to raise £1,000 for the NHS by dressing up as Spider-man and entertaining young children in his local area.

£1.25m secured by boxing clubs to help secure futures

England Boxing clubs have now secured financial help to the tune of almost £1.25 million to help their futures once Coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted.

VIDEO: Poet with punch helping to #KOCOVID19

A poem to help promote the #KOCOVID19 campaign and the importance of mental health during lockdown has been written by boxing poet Matt Windle.