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There has been a boxing club on the Island since 1984.
The club closed for a while after the scout hut at which the club met burnt down with all the equipment being lost in the fire. The club reformed in the late 90~s and after borrowing space for a few years in various halls moved to its present location at the former library in East Street
I have been the full-time coach now for two years and part time coach for a while before that. I am a former amateur boxer too and I represented Portland ABC with the highlight of my career being picked to represent the Western Counties as a support boxer at the quarter-final stage of the National Senior Championships.
The club runs at present on two nights a week a Monday and Wednesday evenings with juniors from 6-7pm and senior boxers 7 pm onwards. Sunday mornings we also train for squad members only, I hope to increase the opening times but as I'm the only coach at present work does not allow. At present I take the juniors from l0 years old. I hope to start a group for under 10's soon and also start a girls only session
We may be only a small club but over the years it has produced some fine boxers with some becoming Western Counties Champions. This year in fact saw a feat never achieved before with a young boxer, Levi Moore reaching the final of the National Cadet Championships at Crystal Palace in London. Two of the senior boxers were also in the Senior Championships this year.
Vince Ealson
CLUB SECRETARY PORTLAND A.B.C
94 Grove Road
Portland
Dorset DT5 1DZ
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