What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Twenty one people, including four from South Leeds are due to appear in court today (30 August 2017) charged with violent disorder following a large fight at a boxing event. The charges relate to an incident at the Centenary Pavilion, at Leeds United’s stadium in Elland Road on Saturday, February
A South Leeds venue where a mass brawl broke out during a ‘white collar’ boxing night has been stopped from hosting similar events following action by police licensing officers. Detectives are still investigating the large fight at the Centenary Pavilion, at Leeds United’s stadium in Elland Road on February 18,
The Hunslet Club played host to another packed-out amateur boxing night last Friday (21 April 2017) featuring 17 bouts of both junior and senior competitors. Highlights of the evening included: Jacob Staten from Beeston battling through to win a tough technical bout in the seniors; new member Mohammed Faizaan –
Last weekend (Friday 4 November 2016) saw a busy night of boxing at the Hunslet Club, with the home club making a clean sweep of results, including Beeston’s Ismail Khan seeing off a strong challenge to retain his English flyweight title. The night featured 14 bouts, in front of a
This Friday (4 November 2016) sees The Hunslet Club host their annual amateur boxing competition, with young boxers – starting as young as 10 – from Hunslet and across the North battling it out in a series of fights. In what promises to be a night of high-quality boxing, National
I was so pleased when I heard that, hot on the heels of our article about 11 year old boxer Abby Briggs, she had won her first fight representing Yorkshire in Dublin. Delighted, but slightly troubled too. I’m ambivalent about boxing. Until about ten years ago I thought ambivalence meant
It was that greatest of sportsmen Mohammed Ali who coined the phrase “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Now two young women at The Hunslet Club are epitomising that saying. At age 11, Abby Briggs has already been boxing for six years. She has just spent the summer
Leeds fighter Ismail Khan finished runner up in England Boxing’s national championships. The Beeston boxer made it through to the finals of the England Boxing Elite National Championships in Liverpool at the weekend before being beaten by William Cawley of Oldham. Flyweight Khan, who represents the KBW club in Dewsbury
LEEDS boxer Ismail Khan has won a senior national title.The Beeston-based fighter won the vacant 52kg English title at the Magna centre in Rotherham on Saturday. Khan, who is a sports student at Bradford College and is part of their Boxing Academy, beat Ryan Gibbons of Hull to take the
Julie Gill is organising a charity fundraising event in aid of Ovarian Cancer Action on Sunday 13 December 4.15pm till 7.15pm. The event will be held at Beeston Parish Church Hall just opposite the Beeston Coop. “All our fundraising team will be performing a three hour non-stop boxathon workout” said