Islington Boxing Club

Due to extreme hot weather conditions, we will be CLOSED tomorrow (Tuesday 26th May) for our Infants, Senior Academy & Recreational Classes🥵‼️ We will update you tomorrow afternoon/evening regarding our decision of re-opening for classes on Wednesday.

Capital Cup - Day 2 (semi finals) Hanif El-Hafedi pictured with club senior coaches, Jay and JR. Full results from Islington boxers yesterday, • Dominic Marton - Lost unan • ‘Little Mo’ Shah Hussein - Won unan • Reggie Venables - Lost 3-2 split • Dylan Gibson - Won unan • Ashlee Kennedy - Won 4-1 split • Hanif El-Hafedi - Won unan • Eden Ford - Lost 4-1 split • Sultan Oke - Won RSC • Yoshua Betts-Priddy - Won unan • Johnson Kangodia - Lost 4-1 split • James Riley - received a walkover • Hasib Rahman Haidar - Won RSC • Joseph Burton - Won unan • James Denniss - Lost unan • Kingsley Frizzell - Lost 4-1 split • Yusuf Deen Kargbo - Lost 4-0 split Today we have 13 boxers in the finals of the Capital Cup, best of luck all 🔴⚪️🥊

Johnson Kangodia pictured with club senior coaches Wojciech and Andy was one of our winners today. The first day of the Capital Cup began today @ Broadwater Farm Community Sports Centre in Tottenham. IBC had 7 seniors compete inside the ring today and won all their bouts today in the 1/4 finals. However one boxer didn’t make it to ringside (Luca Fooks) and his opponent received a walkover. • Dylan Gibson - Won 4-1 split • Ashlee Kennedy - Won unan • Eden Ford - Won unan • Sultan Oke - Won unan • Lemar Topper - Won 3-2 split • Johnson Kangodia - Won unan • Kingsley Frizzell - Won 3-2 split Tomorrow, we have 17 boxers competing and 2 so far have straight finals on Sunday. 🔴⚪️🥊

2️⃣/2️⃣ for IBC on the Edmonton Eagles ABC open show last night with Teddy Griffin winning via a 4-1 split decision and Ismail Khan winning via unanimous decision. Well done boys 🔴⚪️🥊

On Sunday, Darius Manta was the only boxer representing Islington Boxing Club over the weekend as he competed on the All Stars ABC open show held at their gym on Harrow Road, W10. After losing the opening round, Darius worked his way back into the contest during the second round before taking the final round to secure a hard-fought 3-2 split decision victory. 🔴⚪️🥊

On Thursday daytime, London Boxing competed against 1860 Munich BC in the now annual team match between the regional association and the Bavarian club. The annual Vatertagsboxen (Father’s Day Boxing) is a huge traditional Frühschoppen (morning pint) event hosted by the TSV 1860 Munich boxing team during the annual Truderinger Festwoche. There were approximately 1,700 spectators in attendance, all of whom were extremely respectful and friendly throughout the event. Three boxers from Islington Boxing Club were selected to represent a strong London team. Aleigha Reeves received a late call-up and competed in her first 3x3 contest, coming away with a points victory. Dylan Gibson returned to winning ways jabbing his way to a points victory against an older opponent. Nicholas Dorsett competed in the final bout of the day, narrowly losing to a more experienced opponent in a contest that was later awarded Bout of the Day. Overall, London came away with a 6-5 victory. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥊

On Sunday 10th May, Islington Boxing Club had two boxers compete on the Earlsfield ABC show. • Faizal Kabando – Won via unanimous decision • James Denniss – Lost via a 4-1 split decision It was an extremely busy week of in-ring action for the club, with boxers competing across multiple shows throughout the week. Well done to all involved! 🔴⚪️🥊

IBC had 2 senior boxers compete on the Impact BC show held at the gym of Impact Boxing Club in Croydon on Saturday 9th May. • Darius Manta won via a 3-2 split decision • Yoshua Betts-Priddy unfortunately lost via a 4-1 split decision Well done to both boxers for representing the club. 🔴⚪️🥊

On Saturday 9th May, Levi Clark represented Islington Boxing Club on the Belvedere ABC open show held at Belvedere Working Men’s Club. Levi came away with a hard-fought 4-1 split decision victory. Well done Levi 🔴⚪️🥊

On Friday 8th May, Islington Boxing Club had two boxers compete on the Fairbairn ABC dinner show held at The Colosseum. Nawir Ahmed lost via a 3-2 split decision in a rematch from the recent Uxbridge ABC show, where Ahmed had previously won via a 3-2 split. We felt Nawir was unfortunate not to get the decision on this occasion after another close contest. ‘Little Mo’ Shah Hussein returned to compete in IBC colours and came away with a 3-2 split decision victory. Mo is pictured alongside Mik Basi. 🔴⚪️🥊

Unfortunately, Josiah Ettee lost out on the recent Lion ABC open show on Sunday 3rd May after his contest was stopped in Round 3. Josiah made a strong start to the bout, forcing a standing 8 count on his opponent in the opening round. The second round was more competitive, with Josiah receiving a standing 8 count and a warning himself, whilst also forcing another standing 8 count on his opponent. By the final round, the pace of the contest had taken its toll and, after receiving another warning, the referee waved the bout off. Although the result did not go his way, Josiah will take plenty of valuable lessons and experience from the contest, which will only help his development moving forward. On that same weekend in the National 1/4 Finals of the Schools Championships, Cassian Campbell and Michael Clark both lost on points decisions against Southern Counties counterparts in Ashford.

On Thursday 7th May, Islington Boxing Club had 8 boxers compete on the Patrick Wilson School of Boxing open show held at Hayes Working Men’s Club. We had the following results on the night: • Athena Christou – Skills • Ronnie McKay – Won unanimous decision • Ted Whitelock – Won unanimous decision • Faizal Kabando – Won via RSC in Round 2 (competitive debut) • Ismail Khan – Won unanimous decision (IBC debut) • Jude Kanor – Lost via 4-1 split decision • Luca Fooks – Won unanimous decision (IBC debut) • Lemar Topper – Won via 3-2 split decision Well done to all the boxers who competed, and thank you to Patrick Wilson School of Boxing for the opportunity and hospitality on the evening.

With many thanks to @powerdayfoundation for funding our new competition equipment which will benefit our amateur boxers on club shows, tournaments and championships 🥊

CHAPS in partnership with Islington Boxing Club & Matchroom will be hosting a FREE Prostate Cancer Screening Test for men aged 40-80. The tests will take place at Islington Boxing Club, 20 Hazellville Road, N19 3LP on Saturday 27th June 2026 from 10am-2pm (in the upstairs gym). There are only a limited number of free tests (45), to book these, please visit: chaps.uk.com/book-event-main IBC supports CHAPS and this great cause and would urge all our males members from the age of 40-80 to book to get checked - health is wealth!

Islington Boxing Club will be closed on Monday 4th May due to the bank holiday!

2️⃣/2️⃣ today for IBC in the London Schools Championship Finals today @ Springwest Academy, Feltham. • Michael Clark won via unanimous decision. • Cassian Campbell won via a 3-2 split decision. Congratulations boys. Now onto the National stages 🥇 🥇 🔴⚪️🥊

Yesterday, IBC had 4 boxers compete in the London Schools Championship Semi Finals held @ Springwest Academy, Feltham. • Teddy Griffin lost via a 3-0 decision. • Michael Clark (pictured left) won via unanimous decision • James O’Connor lost via a 4-0 decision • Cassian Campbell (pictured right) won via a 3-2 split decision Michael and Cassian compete in the London finals this afternoon 🔴⚪️

Nicholas Dorsett stepped in at late notice to compete on the Repton ABC dinner show last night, held at the Royal National Hotel. Having been asked at midday to box and then be at the venue for 6pm after completing a 10-hour work shift. Nicholas showed real commitment by taking on an experienced elite opponent. Connor Flanning (Army) took the opening round, Nicholas came back strong to win the second, and the final round was closely contested and could have gone either way. Flanning was awarded the bout via a 3–2 split decision. A top performance from Nicholas, who can hold his head high especially having taken the fight under those circumstances. 🔴⚪️🥊

Last night, Islington Boxing Club had 7 boxers in action on the Uxbridge ABC show at Hayes Working Men’s Club. • Eliza Ellis – Skills contest (debut, signed off ✍️) • Levi Clark – Won 4-1 split decision • Nawir Ahmed – Won 3-2 split decision • Sultan Oke – Lost 4-1 split decision • Darius Manta – Won unanimous decision (IBC debut) • Hanif El-Hafadi – Won unanimous decision • Mohammed Hotak – Won DQ2 A strong night overall with valuable experience gained across the board. Well done to all of our boxers who stepped through the ropes, and thank you to Uxbridge ABC for the opportunity. 🔴⚪️🥊