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Oct 2015 back issue
by Damian Bird
Bethnal Green, London. September 2015: preparing for a charity trip to the
USA, to help kids fight cancer.
Repton Boxing Club is located in Bethnal Green in London’s East End. The Boxing
Club grew out of Repton Boys Club, which was established in 1884 by Repton
Public School as a way of giving support and encouragement to the young men in
one of England’s poorest communities. The club has proved successful both
nationally and internationally, from schoolboy level to Olympic Gold and World
Champion with boxers such as: John H Stracey, Maurice Hope, Olympians Micky
Carter, Billy Taylor, Dave Odwell, Graham Moughton, Gary Barker, Sylvester Mitte,
Audley Harrison and Tony Cesay to name a few.
Over the years the club has been home to over 500 champions and has gained the
title of the “Strongest Boxing Club in the UK and Europe”.
Dockers ABC has been in existence for over 25 years and draws its membership
from the nearby New Lodge/Antrim Road and Tigers Bay/ Shore Road areas. It
has operated successfully throughout the worst years of the troubles and regularly
articipates and hosts transnational competitions at all levels.
