GB Commonwealth Games squad heading for Delhi via Thailand
The GB Boxing squad is making final preparations for the Commonwealth Games, which take place in Delhi next week. The team is in Pattaya, Thailand, putting the final touches to training before they travel to Delhi on 2nd October.
Boxing is one of 17 sports taking part in the Games, which get underway on 3rd October and run until 14 October. Ten of the squad will represent England and three will compete for Wales. The selection includes all three of GB Boxing's silver medallists from the recent European Amateur Boxing Championship in Moscow, Khalid Yafai, Iain Weaver and Tom Stalker.
The full team is:
Tommy Stubbs England 49 Kg Northside, Oldham
Khalid Yafai England 52 Kg Birmingham City Police, Birmingham
Andrew Selby Wales 52 Kg Splott ABC, Barry
Iain Weaver England 56Kg Golden Ring, Ferndown
Sean McGoldrick Wales 56kg Wales
Tom Stalker England 60Kg Salisbury ABC, Liverpool
Bradley Saunders England 64Kg South Durham ABC, Stockton on-Tees
Fred Evans Wales 69Kg St Josephs, Cardiff
Callum Smith England 69Kg Rotunda, Liverpool
Antony Ogogo England 75Kg Triple A Boxing Club, Lowestoft
Obed Mbwakongo England 81Kg Lynn ABC, London
Simon Vallily England 91Kg South Bank ABC, Middlesbrough
Amin Isa England 91+Kg Miguels, London
GB Boxing's Performance Director, Rob McCracken said: "This is an important part of our preparations for 2012 and I am looking for the team to build on the success we had at the recent European Championships and continue the tradition of British boxers doing well at the Commonwealth Games."
Info courtesy of the BABA.

