Published Date:
12 February 2009
TWO Capital-based Commonwealth Games boxing medal winners will re-launch the new Sparta amateur boxing club on Saturday, writes BRIAN DONALD.
John Wilson, who won light-heavyweight silver in Victoria, Canada, in 1994, will spar six rounds with 2006 Melbourne light-heavyweight gold medallist Kenny Anderson at the club's new Baileyfield gym in Portobello.
Sparta coach Wilson said: "I was a Sparta boxer for ten years from childhood until my teens so I'm delighted to be leading the new Sparta club's comeback."
Current professional star Anderson, who is preparing for a Celtic title bout with Glenrothes champion Steve McGuire next month, said: "We'll have a fast, open sparring session to which members of the public are invited and I hope that local fight fans of all ages will come along to see us and see the club's great new gym."
FANS wishing to attend Saturday's re-launch can find the new Sparta club gym in Baileyfield Industrial Estate, Portobello. The sparring action starts at noon.
The full article contains 172 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
12 February 2009 9:26 AM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
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