Broadhurst wins gold on return to action as GB Boxers earn seven medals in Eindhoven
Amy Broadhurst has won gold on her return to competitive action as GB Boxers earn seven medals at this year’s Eindhoven Box Cup in the Netherlands.
The tournament was the first time Broadhurst has boxed in an official competition since May 2024 and follows a two-year break in which she gave birth to her son, Luca.
The 28-year-old previously competed for Ireland but holds a British passport and is eligible to represent England and Team GB and has been training with Great Britain’s Olympic boxing programme since she returned to the sport in January 2026.
She had a recent tune-up at a training camp and round robin in Poland but the event in Eindhoven, where she was crowned welter champion, was her first official international competition for more than two years.
Broadhurst received a walkover in her opening bout but went on to defeat Thailand’s Sudaporn Suwannapheng in the semi-final to book her place in the gold-medal bout before confidently sealing the title with a unanimous decision in the final versus the host nation’s Aaliyah Hoppema.
Broadhurst said: “I am over the moon to win gold after having my baby, coming back and getting straight back onto the top step of the podium is a feeling I can’t put into words.
“I have to give a huge thanks to GB Boxing for everything they did to get me ready for this competition. But the people who make it all possible are my family. They do so much to support me in working to achieve what I want to achieve in this sport.
“They’ve travelled all the way here so that I can have Luca, my baby, ringside, and it just means the world to me.
“They’ve both been such a big part of my boxing journey and this gold medal is for them. I’m feeling good, I’ve won gold here and got some good bouts under my belt a few weeks ago at the Feliks Stamm round robin event, so I’ve built myself a solid foundation now to kick on in the second half of the year and I’m really looking forward to it all.”
Isaac Okoh also claimed gold in the men’s heavyweight division. The London boxer opened with a unanimous decision win in his opening bout before stopping his opponent by knockout in the first round of his semi-final clash to reach the final, where he defeated Germany’s David Nwanya to take the title.
At super-heavyweight, Matt Williams was crowned champion with a 5-0 unanimous decision over Bulgaria’s Georgi Georgiev in the final, having overcome two German opponents earlier in the competition, both via split decisions having recovered from losing the opening rounds.
Elsewhere, Abdul Burton took silver and was also presented with the Best Talent (U23) award at the competition. Burton earned three victories prior to his semi-final defeat to the Philippines’ former Olympic silver medallist, Carlo Paalam – one via RSC as well as two unanimous decision victories.
Vivien Parsons (W57kg), Sonny Kerr (M70kg) and Bobby Wallace (M80kg) complete the list of boxers to return home with medals, with all three earning bronze.