TEN year-old Will Trebilcock represented Tavistock ABC in Devonport’s show on Friday. He showed great determination in this skills bout against Ronnie Hensman of Mayflower ABC. Skills bouts are not scored or judged, and are used by coaches to judge the progress of young boxers. Will’s performance shows great promise and a lot of potential.

Chantel Whiting was also out last weekend in the semi-finals of the National Association of Boys and Girls Clubs Championship held on Sunday in Bristol. Chantel was against a taller opponent in Sameenah Toussant of Northolt ABC. Chantel suffered a setback early on with an eight count after being caught with a quick combination and a half slip in the opening seconds of the first round.

Despite this, she showed great grit and during the remainder of the contest showed periods of great technique and flashes of good skill but this was not quite enough to offset the first round’s upset. The result was a win for Toussant on points.

Senior light heavyweight boxer Pete Jarman was also due to fight in the NABGC semi finals but had to withdraw after a training injury.