Six men to compete in this week’s Golden Gong
SIX men from the GB Boxing squad will this week compete in the Golden Gong tournament in North Macedonia from 18th-19th November.
At light-heavyweight, Conner Tudsbury will box for just the second time following his return from injury, since competing at the 2021 World Championships where he narrowly missed out on a medal.
The Manchester boxer did however take bronze at the Grand Prix in the Czech Republic in April.
Also returning to action is George Crotty, his last outing coming at the European Championships in Armenia. He will be boxing at this competition at cruiserweight, the first time he has done so at international level.
Flyweight Hamza Mehmood could become a two-time Golden Gong champion having taken gold last year in his first ever senior tournament.
Jack Dryden and Patrick Hewitt, who are members of the respective academy and emerging talent squads, will be making their debuts as GB Boxers having this July, officially joined the World Class Performance Programme.
Completing the squad is Scotland’s Aqeel Ahmed who will be hoping to claim his first medal of 2022 having lost in the preliminary stages of the Gee Bee earlier this year.
The six boxers will represent England and Scotland at the Golden Gong. The full team is:
| Boxer | Weight Class | Country |
| Hamza Mehmood | Flyweight – 51kg | England |
| Aqeel Ahmed | Flyweight – 51kg | Scotland |
| Jack Dryden | Featherweight – 57kg | England |
| Patrick Hewitt | Welterweight – 67kg | England |
| Conner Tudsbury | Light-heavyweight – 80kg | England |
| George Crotty | Cruiserweight – 86kg | England |
The results of all the bouts involving boxers from Great Britain will be posted on GB Boxing’s social media channels and at https://gbboxing.org.uk/.
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