Ultimate University Contender

On May 23^rd in Studios A&B of Surrey Sports Park, the University of Surrey Boxing Club shall be holding the first ever ‘Ultimate University Contender’. The aim of this event is to combine and promote academic and sporting achievement at University level and it is to be the first of many of its kind. The idea behind this series stems from our trainer, Ollie Wilson’s ‘Ultimate School Contender’, in which he went into primary schools and set up a competition which took into account both pupils’ academic, and sporting efforts and achievements. The winner was awarded a championship belt and a sponsorship of £250, donated by professional footballer Shaun Wright Phillips. If you’ve read any of my previous articles then this will all sound very familiar to you, but it’s time to go into more detail. The ‘Ultimate University Contender’ will follow the same format as the School Contender, in that the winner will be decided based upon their academic and sporting achievements. On May 23^rd the club shall be putting on a showcase of boxing in the studios with an authentic ring set up for contact sparring, pad work and skipping. Following this, there will be an awards ceremony where members of the club shall be rewarded for their efforts and the final winner will be named the Ultimate University Contender and receive a belt and £250 sponsorship. We’re looking to include as many aspects of University clubs and societies as we can and we want as much support there as possible before we start training boxers to take on (and beat) other University boxing clubs. In attendance there will be representatives from the ABAE (Amateur Boxing Association of England), local and national media, a Master of Ceremonies and of course you guys, because we want as many of you to come and support us in our first event that is set to be the first of many more to come that will feature competitive boxing between members of our club and other Universities. Plus it’s free! It’s open to the public with no charge, so what reason do you really have to not come? The event begins at 14.00 and is scheduled to end around 16.00, with a few surprises along the way. Look out for details around campus, or Like us on Facebook (facebook.com/ussuboxing), follow us on Twitter (@SurreyUniBoxing) or visit our website (surreyuniboxing.webs.com). Feel free to get in touch if you’ve got any questions, or if you want to get involved. One thing’s for sure, it’s going to be a big event and the first of a series that’s going to cause some serious movements in University sport.