North West Region triumph in Sweden

North Western Counties Squad come out on top at the Sala Sparbank Box Open Tournament.

Seven Boxers and five coaches from 12 North West counties clubs travelled to Uppsala in Sweden to compete over two days on 30th April and 1st May 2022.

Both men’s and women’s teams were managed by the North west region Coaches – Haroon Headley and Alan Smith (Male), Phil Robinson and Kerry Chalk (Female).

Steve Sharkey, the Northwest Region’s Head Coach, oversaw the whole operation, and official duties undertaken by Steven Tallo-Brady.

Sharkey said of the squad’s success: “It was a great team effort by all… we all worked together and led by example for the North West Region.

“All the boxers gained huge amounts of experience with most having their first international contest.

“There were some close decisions and some fantastic boxing by everyone. ”

The men’s team came first out of 26 clubs in attendance, with the North West Region Males earning a total of 21 points.

The women’s team came eighth, which was another significant achievement.

Awards were also given out at the end of the tournament and the North west region scooped up a further three awards.

Best Male Junior – Jayden Leach

Best Female Junior – Faye McCormick

Best Male Youth – Emilio Headley

The team of coaches also got together and awarded Naomi Kalu – Best Female Boxer of the whole Tournament and awarded her the Captain’s Position.

Overall it was a really positive experience with each boxer taking home vital international boxing knowledge, and following the success of the tournament, the North West Region team have booked to compete next year.

Here are the results from the Saturday and the Sunday.

Sala Sparbank Open – Sweden ,Morgongava – Saturday Results – Northwest Region Teams.
Northwest Region Male Team	54 kg	Semi Final	Red	Omar Kassem	AIK Boxningsförening
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Jayden Leach	Majestic	Blue	3-0
Northwest Region Female Team	57 kg	Final	Red	Elda Mustafa	IK Ymer	Red	3-0
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Kellisha Dodds	Collyhurst and Moston ABC
Northwest Region Female Team	60 kg	Final	Red	Natalie Özgun	BK Rapid	Red	3-0
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Maddison Mckay	Halliwell ABC
Northwest Region Male Team	71 kg	Semi Final	Red	Callumn Levitt	Holmes Chapel	Red	3-0
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Mohammed Mahmoud	BK Falken
Northwest Region Male Team	63,5 kg	Semi Final	Red	Ardwan Rashid	Tensta BK
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Emilio Headley	Northside	Blue	2-1
Northwest Region Male Team	60 kg	Final	Red	Adam Tegström Dahmani	Umeå BK
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Billy Hervey	Team Kaobon	Blue	2-0
Northwest Region Female Team	60 kg	Semi Final	Red	Johanna Svensson	BK Älgen
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Naomi Kalu	Oldham Boxing	Blue	3-0
Northwest Region Male Team	75-2 kg	Semi Final	Red	Anton Yazdani	BK Falken
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Daejaun Sandcroft	Bowden	Blue	3-0
Northwest Region Male Team	75-1 kg	Semi Final	Red	Mohamed Yusuf	Eskilstuna BK
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Jack Gregory	Technique ABC	Blue	3-0
Northwest Region Female Team	57 kg	Final	Red	Rianna Doforo	The people’s gym	Red	3-0
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Medina Zaman	Haninge BK
Northwest Region Female Team	54 kg	Semi Final	Red	Faye McCormic	Hyde & District
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Isabelle Josefsson	AIK Boxningsförening	Blue	3-0
Northwest Region Female Team	63 kg	Semi Final	Red	Mansilla Esmeralda Aurora	Helge IF Boxning
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Gracie Farnworth	Halliwell ABC	Blue	3-0
Northwest Region Male Team	54 kg	Semi Final	Red	Omar Kassem	AIK Boxningsförening
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Jayden Leach	Majestic	Blue	3-0
Northwest Region Female Team	60 kg	Final	Red	Natalie Özgun	BK Rapid	Red	3-0
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Maddison Mckay	Halliwell ABC
Northwest Region Female Team	63 kg	Final	Red	Jenny Lundberg	Narva BK	Red	RSC-R1
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Maisie Hodkinson	Boarshaw
Sala Sparbank Open – Sweden ,Morgongava – Sunday Results – Northwest Region Teams.
Northwest Region Male Team	54 kg	Final	Red	Jayden Leach	Majestic	Red	3-0
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Said Mamergov	Haninge BK
Northwest Region Male Team	71 kg	Final	Red	Wilheim Söderlund	AIK Boxningsförening
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Callumn Levitt	Holmes Chapel	Blue	RSC-R3
Northwest Region Female Team	63 kg	Final	Red	Rebecca Rapp	BK Ängeln
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Gracie Farnworth	Halliwell ABC	Blue	2-1
Northwest Region Male Team		Final	Red	Adam Tegstrom	Umea BK
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Emilio Headley	Northside	Blue	3-0
Northwest Region Female Team	60 kg	Final	Red	Antonia H. Martin	Djurgårdens IF
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Naomi Kalu	Oldham Boxing	Blue	3-0
Northwest Region Male Team	75-1 kg	Final	Red	Hassan Jafari	BK Trim	Red	02-Jan
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Jack Gregory	Technique ABC
Northwest Region Male Team	63,5 kg	Final	Red	Connor Yates	Majestic
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Ardwan Rashid	Tensta BK		2-1
Northwest Region Male Team	75-2 kg	Final	Red	Jonas Jansson	BK Masen
Northwest Region Male Team			Blue	Daejaun Sandcroft	Bowden	Blue	3-0
Northwest Region Female Team	57 kg	Final	Red	Rianna Doforo	The People’s Gym	Red	3-0
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Isabelle Josefsson	AIK Boxningsförening
Northwest Region Female Team	54 kg	Final	Red	Faye McCormic	Hyde & District
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Medina Zaman	Haninge BK	Blue	2-1
Northwest Region Female Team	60 kg	Final	Red	Elda Mustafa	IK Ymer	Red	2-1
Northwest Region Female Team			Blue	Maddison Mckay	Halliwell ABC

North West Region triumph in Sweden

North Western Counties Squad come out on top at the Sala Sparbank Box Open Tournament.

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