Boxing begins this afternoon at the 2017 AIBA World Championships, follow our teams journey so far by watching the World Championships motivational video.
GB Boxers secured their place at the World’s through their performances at the European Championships in June when boxers from Great Britain came home with a record haul of eight medals, made-up of one gold, six silvers and a bronze.
The nine Englishman and one Scot in the GB Boxing group will compete in their home nation vests in Hamburg. The full line-up is:
| BOXER | WEIGHT CLASS | COUNTRY | CLUB |
| Galal Yafai | Light-flyweight – 49kg | England | Birmingham Police ABC |
| Niall Farrell | Flyweight – 52kg | England | Kingstanding 2nd City Boxing Club, Birmingham |
| Peter McGrail | Bantamweight – 56kg | England | Everton Red Triangle, Liverpool |
| Lee McGregor | Bantamweight – 56kg | Scotland | Meadowbank ABC, Edinburgh |
| Calum French | Lightweight – 60kg | England | Birtley ABC, Tyne & Wear |
| Luke McCormack | Light-welterweight – 64kg | England | Birtley ABC, Tyne & Wear |
| Pat McCormack | Welterweight – 69kg | England | Birtley ABC, Tyne & Wear |
| Ben Whittaker | Middleweight – 75kg | England | Firewalker Olympic Boxing Club, Darlaston |
| Tom Whittaker-Hart | Light-heavyweight – 81kg | England | Rotunda ABC, Liverpool |
| Cheavon Clarke | Heavyweight – 91kg | England | Gravesham ABC, Kent |
Individual profiles of the boxers from the GB Boxing squad are available at http://www.gbboxing.org.uk/gb-boxing-squad/podium-squad/.
Results and updates on the progress of the team at the World Championships will be posted at www.gbboxing.org.uk and on twitter at @gbboxing once the tournament begins on Friday 25 August 2017.
