Rio place is added incentive as Yorkshire fighters set their sights on British titles

Some of Yorkshire’s finest amateur boxing talent can take a giant leap towards Olympic selection on Thursday night at the Great Britain Amateur Boxing Championships in Sheffield.

The meet takes place at the English Institute of Sport and pits British Amateur Boxing Association selections against winner’s of this year’s Great Britain Elite Three Nations competition for the top GB titles.

Winners who are not already part of the GB boxing squad will also secure an assessment with the team and the chance to join the ‘World-Class Performance Programme’ for boxing as a funded athlete before final selections for Rio are announced.