The British Lionhearts are a British amateur boxing team that competed in the World Series Boxing tournament.[1]

British Lionhearts
Founded2012
LeagueWorld Series Boxing
ArenaYork Hall
ColoursRed, White, Blue
General managerMatt Archibald
BroadcastersESPN
WebsiteHome site

History

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The British Lionhearts are an amateur team that was established in 2012 to compete in the third season of the World Series Boxing tournament. Although the competition is organised by the International Boxing Association and only open to amateur boxers and professional boxers with less than 15 bouts, the competition is in effect professional as the competitors are paid a salary and prize money.[2]

The team, which is based at the English Institute of Sport – Sheffield, took part in its first contest on 15 November 2012, facing the USA Knockouts at The Hanger at Costa Mesa in California. The first British team consisted of Anthony Fowler, Joe Cordina, Zlatko Ledic, Uaine Fa and Sean McGoldrick.[3]

2012-13 Season

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The British Lionhearts' debut season in the WSB saw them qualify from group B of the tournament before they were beaten by the Mexico Guerreros in the quarter-final stage. During the 2012-13 season the majority of their home fixtures were staged at York Hall in London, England.

Fixtures & Results

Week Date Fixture Score Venue
1 15-11-2012   USA Knockouts (A) 1/4 The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, United States
2 23-11-2012   Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder (H) 4/1 Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales
3 08-12-2012   Astana Arlans (A) 0/5 Almaty Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
4 14-12-2012   German Eagles (H) 4/1 Earl's Court, London, England
5 11-01-2013   Ukraine Otamans (A) 4/1 Acco International Exhibition Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
6 17-01-2013   USA Knockouts (H) 5/0 York Hall, London, England
7 02-02-2013   Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder (A) 4/1 Palamaggio, Caserta, Italy
8 07-02-2013   Astana Arlans (H) 4/1 York Hall, London, England
9 23-02-2013   German Eagles (A) 5/0 Kuppelsaal Congress Centrum, Hannover, Germany
10 01-03-2013   Ukraine Otamans (H) 2/3 York Hall, London, England
11 22-03-2013   Mexico Guerreros (H) 4/1 York Hall, London, England
12 29-03-2013   Mexico Guerreros (A) 0/5 Foro Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico

Notes

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  1. ^ Dirs, Ben (7 November 2012). "World Series of Boxing: Sanity at last in boxing's Wild West". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. ^ Dirs, Ben (6 November 2012). "Barry McGuigan supports GB entering World Series of Boxing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Great Britain Lionhearts win World Series of Boxing debut". BBC Sport. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.