Tokyo Olympics: GB squad details, preview and boxing schedule

Great Britain get their Tokyo 2020 boxing campaign underway tomorrow (Saturday 24th July) hoping to enjoy their best Olympics for more than a century.

While the 11-strong team – 10 of whom have come through the England Boxing Talent Pathway – won’t overhaul the 14 medal-best (five gold, five silver, four bronze) the London 1908 squad claimed, they are out to beat the five medals won at Melbourne 1956 and London 2012, which represent their best boxing hauls in the last 100 years.

All those pulling on GB colours qualified via the European Qualifying tournament, which was partly held in London in March 2020 and completed in Paris in June 2021.

They are pictured above with support staff and boxers who have travelled to help with sparring and preparations.

“There is huge amount of strength and talent among the boxers selected to Team GB for the Tokyo Olympic Games and their impressive performances in Paris last month demonstrate how deserving they all are of their selection,” said Team GB Chef de Mission for the Tokyo Olympic Games, Mark England.

“We are very proud of Team GB’s history in boxing at the Olympic Games and it was a real honour to welcome this exciting group to Team GB.

“As a sport that has delivered so many exciting, medal winning performances at the Olympic Games, there is no doubt that Tokyo will be a very special opportunity for these athletes to write their own piece of Team GB history.”

Boxing Team Leader and GB Boxing’s Performance Director, Rob McCracken added: “To qualify 11 boxers is a fantastic achievement especially as the boxers only had one competitive opportunity to earn a place at the Tokyo Olympics.

“The last 12 months has been very challenging for us all but the coaches and support staff have done a great job of preparing the team and the boxers have delivered when it matters most.

“This is a very talented group with quite a lot of experience and provided they continue to prepare well, work hard and listen to the coaches they have every chance of being successful at the Olympic Games.”

Great Britain will be represented in the tournament by the following boxers (seven male, four female), detailed in alphabetical order.

The GB Boxing Squad

Karriss Artingstall

Age: 26.

Club: Army Boxing Association.

Weight: Featherweight (Under 57kg).

Successes at Elite level: World Championships 2019 bronze, European Championships 2019 silver, England Boxing National Championships 2018 gold.

Cheavon Clarke

Age: 30.

Club: Gravesham (Southern Counties).

Weight: Heavyweight (Under 91kg).

Successes at Elite level: European Games 2019 bronze, Commonwealth Games 2018 bronze, EU Championships 2018 bronze, European Championships 2017 silver, England Boxing National Championships 2017 and 2016 gold.

Frazer Clarke

Age: 29.

Club: Burton (East Midlands).

Weight: Super Heavyweight (Over 91kg)

Successes at Elite level: Commonwealth Games 2018 gold, EU Championships 2018 gold, European Championships 2017 silver, EU Championships 2014 gold, England Boxing National Championships 2015 gold and 2014 and 2012 silver.

Charley Davison

Age: 27.

Club: Attleborough (Eastern Counties).

Weight: Flyweight (Under 51kg).

Successes at Elite level: England Boxing National Championships 2019 gold.

Caroline Dubois

Age: 20.

Club: Repton (London).

Weight: Lightweight (Under 60kg).

Successes at Elite level: First major tournament at Elite level.

Luke McCormack

Age: 26.

Club: Birtley (Tyne, Tees and Wear).

Weight: Lightweight (Under 63kg).

Successes at Elite level: Commonwealth Games 2018 bronze, EU Championships 2018 gold, European Championships 2017 silver, England Boxing National Championships 2017 and 2015 gold.

Successes at Elite level: European Games 2019 bronze.

Pat McCormack

Age: 26.

Club: Birtley (Tyne, Tees and Wear).

Weight: Welterweight (Under 69kg).

Successes at Elite level: World Championships 2019 silver, European Games 2019 gold, Commonwealth Games 2018 gold, EU Championships 2018 gold, European Championships 2017 and 2015 silver, England Boxing National Championships 2015 and 214 gold.

Peter McGrail

Age: 25.

Club: Everton Red Triangle (Merseyside and Cheshire).

Weight: Featherweight (Under 57kg).

Successes at Elite level: World Championships 2019 and 2017 bronze, European Games 2019 bronze, Commonwealth Games 2018 gold, EU Championships 2018 silver, European Championships 2017 gold, England Boxing National Championships 2016 gold and 2015 silver.

Lauren Price

Age: 27.

Club: Pontypool (Wales).

Weight: Middleweight (Under 75kg).

Successes at Elite level: World Championships 2019 gold and 2017 bronze, European Games 2019 gold, Commonwealth Games 2018 gold and 2014 bronze, European Championships 2018, 2016 and 2011 bronze.

Ben Whittaker

Age: 24.

Club: Firewalker (Midlands).

Weight: Light-heavyweight (Under 81kg).

Successes at Elite level: World Championships 2019 bronze, European Games 2019 silver, EU Championships 2018 gold, England Boxing National Championships 2017 and 2016 gold.

Galal Yafai

Age: 28.

Club: Birmingham City (Midlands).

Weight: Flyweight (Under 52kg).

Successes at Elite level: European Games 2019 bronze, Commonwealth Games 2018 gold, European Championships 2017 silver.

Venue and schedule

Boxing has the honour of being hosted at Tokyo’s Kokugikan Arena, which is the spiritual home of Japan’s national sport of sumo wrestling.

Below are detailed below the schedule details, as provided by Olympics.com. Note that times are Tokyo times, which is eight hours ahead of the UK. Timings are an estimate and may be subject to change.

Saturday 24th July 2021

11am start

Women’s Feather (54-57kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32
Women’s Welter (64-69kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32
Men’s Feather (52-57kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32
Men’s Welter (63-69kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32
Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32.

5pm start

Women’s Feather (54-57kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32, including Karriss Artingstall (Army) GB v Keamogetse Sadie Kenosi BOT – 5.15pm (9.15am UK Time).
Men’s Feather (52-57kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32, including Peter McGrail (Everton Red Triangle) GB v Chatchai Butdee THA – 6pm (10am UK Time).
Men’s Welter (63-69kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32
Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32.

Sunday 25th July 2021

11am start

Women’s Fly (48-51kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32
Men’s Light (57-63kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32
Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32, including Ben Whittaker (Firewalker) GB v Jorge Luis Vivas Palacios COL – 2.25pm (6.25am UK Time).

5pm start

Women’s Fly (48-51kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32, including Charley Davison (Attleborough) GB v Rabab Cheddar MAR – 6pm (10am UK Time).
Men’s Light (57-63kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32, including Luke McCormack (Birtley) GB v Manish Kaushk IND – 6.30pm (10.30am UK Time).
Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32.

Monday 26th July 2021

11am start

Women’s Feather (54-57kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Fly (48-52kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32, including Galal Yafai (Birmingham City) GB v Koryun Soghomonyan ARM – 5.15pm ( Time).
Men’s Middle (69-75kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32.

5pm start

Women’s Feather (54-57kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Fly (48-52kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32
Men’s Middle (69-75kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32.

Tuesday 27th July 2021

11am start

Women’s Light (57-60kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32, including Caroline Dubois (Repton) GB v Donjeta Sadiku KOS – 1.25pm (5.25am UK Time).
Women’s Welter (64-69kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Welter (63-69kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16, including Pat McCormack (Birtley) v Necat Ekinci TUR or Aliaksandr Radzionau BLR – 11am (3am UK Time).
Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16.

5pm start

Women’s Light (57-60kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 32
Women’s Welter (64-69kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Welter (63-69kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16, including Cheavon Clarke (Gravesham) GB v Abner Teixeira BRA – 6.15pm (10.15am UK Time).

Wednesday 28th July 2021

11am start

Women’s Feather (54-57kg) – Quarterfinals
Women’s Middle (69-75kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16, including Lauren Price (Pontypool) GB v Myagmarjargal Munkhbat MGL – 11.30am (3.30am UK Time).
Men’s Feather (52-57kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16.

5pm start

Women’s Feather (54-57kg) – Quarterfinals
Women’s Middle (69-75kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Feather (52-57kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16.

Thursday 29th July 2021

11am start

Women’s Fly (48-51kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Middle (69-75kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16, including Frazer Clarke (Burton) GB v Tsotne Rogava UKR – 12.30pm (4.30am UK Time).

5pm start

Women’s Fly (48-51kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Middle (69-75kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16.

Friday 30th July 2021

11am start

Women’s Light (57-60kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Women’s Welter (64-69kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Welter (63-69kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) – Quarterfinals.

5pm start

Saturday 31st July 2021

11am start

Women’s Feather (54-57kg) – Semifinals
Women’s Middle (69-75kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Fly (48-52kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16
Men’s Light (57-63kg) – Preliminaries – Round of 16.

5pm start

Sunday 1st August 2021

11am start

Women’s Fly (48-51kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Feather (52-57kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Welter (63-69kg) – Semifinals
Men’s Middle (69-75kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) – Semifinals
Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) – Quarterfinals.

5pm start

Tuesday 3rd August 2021

11am start

Women’s Feather (54-57kg) – Final
Women’s Light (57-60kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Fly (48-52kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Feather (52-57kg) – Semifinals
Men’s Light (57-63kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) – Semifinals.

5pm start

Women’s Light (57-60kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Fly (48-52kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Feather (52-57kg) – Semifinals
Men’s Light (57-63kg) – Quarterfinals
Men’s Welter (63-69kg) – Final
Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) – Semifinals.

Wednesday 4th August 2021

2pm start

Women’s Fly (48-51kg) – Semifinals
Women’s Welter (64-69kg) – Semifinals
Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) – Final
Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) – Semifinals.

Thursday 5th August 2021

2pm start

Women’s Light (57-60kg) – Semifinals
Men’s Fly (48-52kg) – Semifinals
Men’s Feather (52-57kg) – Final
Men’s Middle (69-75kg) – Semifinals.

Friday 6th August 2021

2pm start

Women’s Middle (69-75kg) – Semifinals
Men’s Light (57-63kg) – Semifinals
Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) – Final.

Saturday 7th August 2021

2pm start

Women’s Fly (48-51kg) – Final
Women’s Welter (64-69kg) – Final
Men’s Fly (48-52kg) – Final
Men’s Middle (69-75kg) – Final.

Sunday 7th August 2021

Women’s Light (57-60kg) – Final
Women’s Middle (69-75kg) – Final
Men’s Light (57-63kg) – Final
Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) – Final.

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Tokyo Olympics: GB squad details, preview and boxing schedule