GB Boxing

GB Boxing was established in October 2008 to manage the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for boxing and prepare and train the boxers that compete for Great Britain at the Olympic Games. GB Boxing oversees the men and womens Podium and Podium Potential squads and in the 2009-13 cycle it achieved an unprecedented level of success as boxers from the programme won 21 medals at seven World and European championships in the run-up to London. At the 2012 Olympics, the boxing team won three gold medals, one silver and a bronze as Great Britain finished top of the boxing medal table for the first time since 1908. Since London 2012, the WCPP has continued to enjoyed success. Men and women from the GB Boxing squad have won 22 medals at eight major international tournaments and (as of June 2016) 10 boxers from Great Britain had qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio, with the possibility of two more places still available. GB Boxings primary source of funding is a grant of 13.7 mil...