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Royal Air Force News Friday, March 22, 2019 P28 Follow us @rafnewssport /sportrafnews

Inside line Getting behind the face of RAF sport

Wakefields provides

perfect platform

Cranwell sparkles as historic

gloves event provides pop

Staff Reporter Boxing Association’s impressive
RAF Cranwell history, it was RAF Brize Norton
that showed a considerable depth
of skill, with five finalists and four
CRANWELL ONCE again opened champions, earning the team the
its doors to one of the RAF’s oldest Major Unit Station Title.
sporting events; the Centenary of In another highly competitive
the Lord Wakefield Novice Boxing category, it was II Sqn, RAF
Championships. Regiment that won the 2019 RAF
With a capacity crowd, including Regiment Team Crown, whilst a
Service boxing veterans past and reinvigorated RAF Digby Team
present, the four-day spectacle enjoyed relieving RAF Akrotiri of
continues to exceed expectations. the Minor Unit Title.
Competing throughout the The award for the Most
duration of the competition, more Promising Boxer was awarded to
thqan 80 boxers fought for the SAC Daniel Stretton from RAF
honour to represent their Station in Brize Norton, who successfully
the finals over nine different weight boxed 3 times to earn the Light
categories. Welterweight Class A Title. AOC 22
Male and female boxers Gp, AVM James, closed the evening
provided some of the most praising all involved with the
competitive contests in the recent event: “Exceptional organisation
Lord Wakefield Boxing History. of the event and the outstanding
On a day that celebrated the RAF endeavour of the boxers”.

HOLD THIS: Top, SAC Sheldon and SAC(T) Fox get to grips, above, SAC Evington swings a right at LAC Bapabu PHOTOS: SBS