Boxing’s European qualifier is set to take place in the Nowy Targ Arena, an ice rink in Poland, as part of the European Games.
In boxing there are seven male and six female weight categories, all of which will have qualifying spots available here. The four semifinalists in all events apart from the Women’s 75kg and Men’s 51kg, 92kg and +92kg (where only finalists will get a place) qualify for the Olympics.
On the Men’s side, our Flyweight competitor is Kiaran MacDonald, who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. In the Featherweight (57kg) is Jack Dryden, a newcomer to the team. The light welterweight (63.5kg) choice is Commonwealth Games champion Reese Lynch. In the Light Middleweight (71kg) 2021 European champion Harris Akbar dons the red white and blue, while in the Light Heavyweight (80kg) Commonwealth Games silver medalist Taylor Bevan steps up. In the heavyweight Lewis Williams will look to add to his Commonwealth Games championship, while in the Super Heavyweight Delicious Orie will look to do the same.
On the Women’s side, Commonwealth Games runner-up Demie-Jade Resztan is our Light-Flyweight (50kg) athlete. In the Bantamweight (54kg) is Charley Davison, who reached the Round of 16 at Tokyo 2020. Our Featherweight (57kg) athlete is Elise Glynn, who was a European quarterfinallist. In the lightweight (60kg) is Shona Whitwell, who reached the world Round of 16, while in the welterweight (66kg) is Rosie Eccles who recently won a Grand Prix event. Finally is Kerry Davis in the Middleweight who is a world quarterfinallist.
The Round of 32 will be on 23, 24, and 25 June, with the Round of 16 starting on 25 June and going into the 26 and 27 June. Quarterfinals are on 28 June, with a rest day before the Semifinals on 30 June. The finals are on 1 July and 2 July.
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