{"id":7539,"date":"2015-11-17T16:17:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T16:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=7539"},"modified":"2015-11-17T16:17:56","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T16:17:56","slug":"colcot-amateur-boxers-take-wales-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/11\/17\/colcot-amateur-boxers-take-wales-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Colcot Amateur Boxers take on Wales in the ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AMATEUR boxers from all over Wales have taken on\u00a0the best of\u00a0Barry.<br \/>\nColcot Amateur Boxing Club (Colcot ABC) hosted its winter\u00a0boxing show at the Barry Island Sports and Social Club, last Thursday.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7547\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/colcot-abc-sign-for-web-e1447769837498.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7547\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/colcot-abc-sign-for-web-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"Colcot ABC sign at the training gym in Barry.\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7547\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/colcot-abc-sign-for-web-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"Colcot ABC sign at the training gym in Barry.\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Colcot ABC sign at the training gym in Barry.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nBarry has a famously rich boxing culture.\u00a0Colcot ABC is labelled\u00a0as &#8220;The Home of Champions&#8221;, having bred a host of international boxers over the years.<br \/>\nWorld champion Lee Selby and his boxing brother Andrew were there to support the competitors from their home club.\u00a0Lee, who is the reigning IBF Featherweight Champion, and Andrew who is a professional Flyweight presented trophies to the young boxers.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7551\" style=\"width: 294px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Lee-Selby-boxing-for-Web-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7551 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Lee-Selby-boxing-for-Web-3.jpg\" alt=\"Lee Selby waiting to present a trophy at the Colcot ABC boxing show.\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7551 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Lee-Selby-boxing-for-Web-3.jpg\" alt=\"Lee Selby waiting to present a trophy at the Colcot ABC boxing show.\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Lee Selby waiting to present a trophy at the Colcot ABC boxing show.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe show, which was attended by over 100 supporters from boxing clubs across Wales, included 11 competitive bouts, exhibition fights and a special skills display by Colcot\u2019s youngest boxer on the night, William Day, aged eight.\u00a0The club also held a raffle and raised \u00a3100 for the charity Scope UK.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/iBBMhZgidOL\">https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/iBBMhZgidOL<\/a><br \/>\nDespite the challenge going out to clubs from all over Wales, competition came mostly from South Wales boxing clubs. Boxers came from Caerau Ely ABC, Pinewood ABC, Penarth ABC, Splott ABC, Llanrumney Pheonix ABC and Highfields\u00a0ABC.<br \/>\nFor the schoolboy bouts, the boxers fought for three 90-second rounds. Senior boxers fought for two-minute rounds.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/iBBigie0O0A\">https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/iBBigie0O0A<\/a><br \/>\nColcot ABC won five out of 11 competitive fights after falling short of a few split decisions from the judges. It was not the result the club wanted but the coach Wayne Gurd said he was immensely proud of all the boxers.<br \/>\n&#8220;None had easy fights and they all boxed superbly.\u00a0Boxing is not something you can learn\u00a0overnight and we are all learning as we go, even myself after 30 years involvement with amateur boxing,&#8221; he added.<br \/>\nFor the second time in the club&#8217;s history, Colcot ABC was\u00a0voted the Best Amateur Boxing Club of the Year by the Referees and Judges association this year.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMATEUR boxers from all over Wales have taken on\u00a0the best of\u00a0Barry. Colcot Amateur Boxing Club (Colcot ABC) hosted its winter\u00a0boxing show at the Barry Island Sports and Social Club, last Thursday. 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