Shortlist confirmed for England Boxing Women in Boxing Awards 2022

The shortlist for the England Boxing Women in Boxing Awards 2022 can now be announced.

For each category – Boxer of the Year, Coach of the Year and Official of the Year – a shortlist of three has been selected by an expert panel from 382 initial nominations.

The overall winners will be announced at the England Boxing Women in Boxing Conference 2022, which will take place next Friday (2nd December) at Leigh Leisure Centre, prior to the start of the weekend’s England Boxing Women’s Winter Box Cup.

Arrival for the Women in Boxing Conference event is 5.30pm for a 6pm start, with a 9pm conclusion.

The shortlists are in alphabetical order and the club and region with which each is affiliated is in brackets.

Boxer of the Year shortlist

Keira Bowden (Redcar, Tyne, Tees and Wear)

Layla Straughan (North Star, Tyne, Tees and Wear)

Emily Whitworth (The People’s Gym, North West)

Coach of the Year shortlist

Vicki Baker (Peterborough Police, Eastern Counties)

Tina O’Dell (O’Dell’s, Midlands)

Sally Webb (Priory Park, Midlands).

Official of the Year shortlist

Hilary Lissenden (London Community Boxing, London)

Amy Pu (Islington, London).

Jo Turner (Downend, Western Counties).

Register to attend the Women in Boxing Conference

It is not too late to register for the England Boxing Women in Boxing Conference – you can do so up to 5pm tomorrow (25th November).

In addition to the Awards, the event will feature a series of speakers who will discuss relevant issues to women’s boxing and the chance to network with others.

You can register by clicking here.