Boxing: Leevan Fong Junior reaches semi-finals of England Boxing National Schools Championships
Date published: 17 September 2021
Leevan Fong Junior, of Littleborough ABC, with coach Mark Oldham (left) and Jeff Leach (right)
Littleborough ABC’s Leevan Fong Junior has advanced to the next stage of the England Boxing National Schools Championships.
14-year-old Leevan, the North West champion for the 62-65kg weight category, took on the Midlands champion Martin Smith, of Priory Park. Martin received a standing eight count in the first bout before Leevan won by unanimous decision.
Leevan, a student at St Cuthbert’s RC High School, has been boxing since he was eight, and has been a member of Littleborough ABC for a few years.
He will next fight in the semi-finals, opponent to be determined, on 25/26 September.
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