Lucky 13 hoping for an Indian summer at the Commonwealths

Thirteen members of the GB Boxing squad have been selected to compete in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi (3-14 October 2010).

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. (pictured l-r Stalker, Yafai, Weaver) 

The Commonwealth Games will be the first competition to use the new Olympic weight categories.

The selected GB Boxers are:

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."

GB Boxing's men have won 21 medals in four major international competitions in 2010. In February, the team landed three bronze and a gold for Andrew Selby at the Bocskai in Hungary.

The GB team won a medal in every weight category at the Commonwealth Federations in March when it secured four gold, one sliver and five bronze.

In April, Khalid Yafai and Iain Weaver won gold and silver respectively at the Prime Ministry Tournament in Turkey. In June, boxers from the GB squad won five medals at the European Championships in Moscow.