Team England enjoy the lion’s share of the spoils at the GB Elite Three Nations 2023

An excellent display from Team England’s boxers on Finals Day at the GB Elite Three Nations 2023, at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham, saw the Three Lions collect 17 gold medals from a possible 21.

15 Team England boxers, in straight finals, joined the 12 Three Lions boxers who won their semi-finals bouts on Saturday.

Seven of the straight finals were all-England bouts, while England’s Alex Bryant defeated Wales’ Carys Mainwaring in the other straight final.

England suffered just four Finals Day defeats to the participating home nations, with three defeats to Scotland and one to Wales respectively.

Of the 24 bouts on offer, seven saw repeat finals from last month’s England Boxing National Amateur Championships 2023 Finals Day, highlighting the high calibre of boxing on show.

The strength of Women’s Boxing was highlighted once more, with 11 of the Finals Day bouts being Female Elite contests, and seven of England’s golds belonging to women boxers.

“This weekend has been an incredible opportunity for 45 boxers to gain an insight into what life of a Pathway Boxer on the England Team entails,” said England Performance’s Lead National Coach, Amanda Coulson.

“To win 17 of the 24 Gold medals on offer, and to top the medal tally, for the Three Lions, is a great achievement for the whole team and one that each and every member of this team can be proud of for years to come.

“Performances inside and outside the ring were great to witness this weekend and these competitions offer the first step to international boxing for many of the team.

“A key objective of this tournament is to make it a positive experience for all so that the boxers have raised aspirations to want to don the Three Lions vest again one day.

“I’m delighted with the whole team of boxers, coaches and the team manager who worked well as a unit to aid the successful weekend.”

England Boxing’s CEO Jerome Pels, added, “The crowd enjoyed the high standard of the boxers from England, Scotland and Wales and I would like to thank the volunteers, officials, and England Boxing staff for the excellent organisation of the tournament.”

Full Finals Day results

RING A

Female Elite, Under 48kg – Leah Reagan (Wales) beat Tayla Rushton (England) by unanimous decision.

Male Elite, Under 51kg – Hamza Uddin (England) beat Lennon Mulligan (Scotland) by a 4-0 split decision.

Female Elite, Under 52kg – Rhea Kanu (England) beat Abbie McKay (England) by unanimous decision.

Female Elite, Under 54kg – Zoe Andrews (Wales) beat Stephanie Kernachan (Scotland) by a 4-1 split decision.

Female Elite, Under 57kg – Vivien Parsons (England) beat Zehra Gozen (England) by unanimous decision.

Female Elite, Under 60kg – Alex Bryant (England) beat Carys Mainwaring (Wales) by a 3-2 split decision.

Male Elite, Under 63.5kg – Luke Bibby (Scotland) beat Daniel Walshe (Wales) by a 4-1 split decision.

Male Elite, Under 67kg – Huey Malone (England) beat Ram Singh (England) by a 4-1 split decision.

Male Elite, Under 71kg – Benjamin Edwards (Wales) beat Harry McGrenra (Scotland) by unanimous decision.

Female Elite, Under 75kg – Jerry-Lee Palmer (England) beat Mary-Kate Smith (England) by unanimous decision.

Male Elite, Under 75kg – Jimmy Sains (England) beat Stephen Clarke (England) by knockout.

Female Elite, Under 82kg – Grace Buckle (England) beat Demi Uscroft (England) by RSC.

RING B

Male Elite, Under 48kg – Reece Readshaw (England) beat Saad Abdullah (Wales) by a 3-2 split decision.

Female Elite, Under 50kg – Terri Naylor (England) beat Madi Gittins (England) by unanimous decision.

Male Elite, Under 54kg – Aaron Cullen (Scotland) beat Kurt Wiggins (England) by a 3-2 split decision.

Male Elite, Under 57kg – Josh Babb (England) beat Edward Hardy (England) by a 3-2 split decision.

Male Elite, Under 60kg – Cameron Vuong (England) beat Isa Akram (Scotland) by a 3-2 split decision.

Female Elite, Under 63kg – Megan Reid (Scotland) beat Terri Stuart (England) by a 3-2 split decision.

Female Elite, Under 66kg – Sophie Colebourn (England) beat Dione Burman (England) by a 3-2 split decision.

Female Elite, Under 70kg – Caitlin Kelly (Scotland) beat Kayla Allen (England) by split decision.

Male Elite, Under 80kg – Lucas Roehrig (England) beat Oladimeji Shittu (England) by a 3-2 split decision.

Male Elite, Under 86kg – Adam Olaore (England) beat Taiwo Mosuro (England) by unanimous decision.

Male Elite, Under 92kg – Joshua Antonio (England) beat Tino Bellot (England) by unanimous decision.

Male Elite, Over 92kg – Gideon Antwi (England) beat Arlo Stephens (England) by a 4-1 split decision.

Medal totals

England

Gold x 17

Silver x 17

Bronze x 12.

Scotland

Gold x 4

Silver x 4

Bronze x 5.

Wales

Gold x 3

Silver x 3

Bronze x 5.