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The Amateur Boxing Forum are proud to launch this new amateur boxing magazine.

The success of the magazine and website is dependent on all amateur boxing clubs for their input, from voicing their opions and telling us of their rising stars and club gossib so that we can incorporate them into the magazine.

• Amateur Boxing Clubs Reviewed

  UK Amateur boxing club profiles and reviews from the four nations.. England, ireland, Scotland and Wales.

  • Bulkington Sports & Social ABC

    Bulkington Sports & Social ABC, Darren Gilbey and Stewart Tidman (myself) have been training 10 female Boxers for about 6 months now, and much to our surprise are doing very well indeed, and will be Boxing this coming season, I have enclosed a photo of the squad, there names from left to right at rear are, Sarah Hewitt, Hannah Croft, April Flamson, Charlie Hooper, front row left to right are, Coach: Stewart Tidman, Tara Tidman, Jamie`Leigh Fowler, Kerry Meredith, Sharn Flowers, Laura Taylor, Yasmin Birch, and Coach: Darren Gilbey.

  • Granite City ABC – Scotland

    Granite City ABC came from a very small beginning where it was started in 1997 with just 3 boys, David, Lee and a friend, David and Lee being sons of founder David McAllister.We had to wait until 2004 for our first senior title with James Ancliff wining Bantamweight and repeating the same in 2005.

• Free Web Space For Your Boxing Club

  The ABF intend to help all UK amateur boxing clubs through our website and magazine. If any club in the four nations, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales have not got a website of their own or would like to use the Amateur Boxing Forum site as their portal to the World wide web.
  Sign up to receive an occasional Amateur Boxing Forum's newsletter.

• Sports Drink Market

  Anytime that you engage in a strenuous physical workout, whether it involves shoveling snow, competing in sports, or testing your limits during a training session, you most likely will sweat enough to develop a serious thirst.When you hit that stage, it is just not enough to drink water to try to quench that thirst and give your body what it is craving.

• Accelerade Sports Drink

  There are many different energy sports drinks that you can choose from these days to help give you a boost and to keep you well hydrated during your workout sessions.One of the newer offerings in the sports beverage market is the brand called Endurox Accelerade sports drink.

• Cytomax Sports Drink

  For years there has been an ongoing war of words over the true efficacy of energy sports drinks.Those who drank the Cytomax sports beverage had less of a buildup of lactic acid in their muscles, experienced fewer episodes of muscle cramping and less soreness, and overall put in better performances.In addition to those positive results, the researchers who were conducting the tests also found that the Cytomax drinks also supported and improved the re-hydration process.

• Gatorade Sports Drink

  Gatorade sports drink made a name for itself all the way back some forty years ago when it was introduced to the market.
  Since then it has become well-known and probably the most recognizable of all the brands of energy sports drinks.

• Performance Sports Drink Brand

  There is no question that there are plenty of reasons for you to make sure you keep you body well-hydrated during a workout session, especially if you plan to be pushing and testing your limits.Energy sports drinks have been specifically engineered for athletes and those who are serious about their workouts and also serious about protecting their bodies and their health.

• Boxing Gloves
  • Boxing Gloves Different Types

    Boxing training can be a great way to socialise, exercise, maintain and improve your fitness levels.
    Having the right kind of equipment is essential.
    Boxing gloves come in a variety of sizes, materials and colours.
    The heavier the glove, the more protection it offers.
    For sparring purposes, 16oz gloves are standard.
    In a professional boxing match, the fighters usually wear 10oz gloves.
    When training, always wear hand-wraps to provide extra protection for your knuckles, wrists and the small bones in your hand.

  • Boxing Gloves How to Choose The Right Ones

    Boxing gloves are perhaps the most important thing a boxer needs to have before stepping into the ring.
    Choosing the right pair is a must to ensure the best performance possible.
    The size of the boxing gloves that you choose is of great importance.
    Any average man will usually need a size large, while the average size boxing glove for a woman is a medium.

• Boxing Shoes

  Boxing is a much about good footwork as it is about handwork, you need light on your feet when in a boxing ring.
  Good boxing gloves combined with good boxing shoes will give you a winning edge.

  • Good Boxing Shoes Can Help You Win

    You need more than a mean punch to be a good boxer -- you also need proper footwork.
    No matter how fast and lithe you are, you won't last long in a match if you can't coordinate your feet.
    A pair of high-quality boxing shoes can greatly improve your footwork and keep you up to speed.
    Most boxing shoes use suede and leather uppers, with little or no support for the heel and forefoot.
    Leather shoes are more expensive, but they provide maximum comfort and ventilation.

• Beginners Guide to Punch bags

  In every boxing gym you will see a heavy punch bag, a punch bag is an essential part of a boxer?s training programme to build stamina, develop punching power and practice combinations.Punch bags come in all different shapes, sizes and materials.

• Benefits of Boxing Training For Fitness

  Easy to follow boxing training programs bring you several benefits.Boxing training gives you the tools and reasons to develop quickly a strong body and unshakable confidence.It gives you the confidence to survive unlucky, unwanted street scenes.
  Experience the feel of inner strength and emotional balance.

• Boxing Ring Tactics - Ring Craft

  Ring tactics and strategies are what you will need when you enter the ring with an opponent of a specific physique or style.

  Although it is difficult to generalise how to deal with all known styles of fighting, the following tactics are generally regarded as the most effective. 6 top tactics...

• Boxing Training - Skipping Ropes for Fitness

  Boxer s have been using skipping ropes as a training aid for many years.Skipping can be used for endurance work, developing speed in short bursts, coordination and to encourage a sense of rhythm.

• Boxing: A Great Sport Even for Kids

  If you can stick with boxing, then you will learn many very important life skills that will help you to be a better person.
  Also you can make a great career out of boxing, and might even become rich and famous.

• Fitness Boxing - Training Routine

  Fitness Boxing is one of the hottest fitness trends today thanks to Million Dollar Baby, The Contender, Cinderella Man and most recently, the 6th installment of the Rocky saga Rocky Balboa.Fitness Boxing is a total body workout that helps people achieve their fitness goals.

• Get In The Ring! Boxing Training

  One round of boxing stimulates all of the major muscle groups? Indeed, boxing will whip you into the best shape of your life.A boxing workout is really quite simple, and you don?t need a ton of equipment to get a fantastic full body workout.

• Reach Out And Punch Someone

  Boxing and kickboxing training have become very popular with both men and woman as a means of developing all around fitness, skill, coordination, timing and reflexes.What's more, this training can be safe and enjoyable.?

• Top Boxing Training Tips for Beginners

  If you want to start boxing, you may be wondering where to start your training.Following are some tips to help you get started.

• Workout For Amateur Boxing That Gets Quick Results

  Just what constitutes proper workouts is one of boxing's most controversial topics.I refer now to work?outs just before the regular season and during the actual season, after the boys have become physically conditioned by plenty of early road work, and have drilled upon and thoroughly mastered the fundamentals.

Believe it or not women's boxing first appeared at the 1904 Olympic Games!

but sadly,for most of the 20th century it was banned by many nations, until 1988 when the Swedish Amateur Boxing Association revived the sport for women.Many UK amateur boxing clubs now provide facilities for female boxers.

• Women Boxing History in UK

  Women's boxing originally appeared at the 1904 Olympic Games as a short demonstration.

  It was only around 1988 that the Swedish Amateur Boxing Association revived the sports for women and authorized the boxing events for women.At the end of the century, the International Amateur Boxing Association accepted new rules for female boxing and approved the first European Cup for Women in 1999 and the first World Championships for women in 2001.

• BBC Boxing News

  Latest amateur boxing news from the BBC.

• Boxing News from Google

  Latest amateur boxing news from Google, upated daily