Academy students show promise

The Luton club, which is run entirely by unpaid volunteers and donations, enjoyed a rip-roaring season opener with five superb victories in their newly-adopted home venue.

There was double delight for brothers Niall and Steven Duffy, who both tasted victory, while Josh Goodwin, Scott McMaster and Chris Lawrence all enjoyed wins against opponents from up and down the country.

Steven Duffy has now notched up five straight triumphs while the impressive Goodwin also picked up the event’s Best Boxer gong.

The Academy’s young fighters, aged between 13 and 17, have even attracted the attention of the well-respected trainer Brendan Ingle and the Olympics 2016 Team GB boxing coach – both of whom have invited some of the club’s young starlets to their gyms.

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