Boxing: Drawing a conclusion; MERSEY BOXERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIARY.MERSEYSIDE'S three amateur boxers in Thailand for the World Championships will receive a welcome boost tomorrow when their club coaches fly out to join them. Stephen Burke, David Mulholland and Stephen Birch Stephen Birch (1872 - 1940) was born in New York, and attended Columbia University. He led Kennecott Copper from 1915 until 1933 and saw the firm undergo impressive growth during his tenure to become the largest copper producer in the United States. flew out with the England squad last weekend for the 2003 championships. But all three will be joined by their own coaches when Liverpool city boxing coordinator Paul King Paul King is the name of:
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In Part Two today the three boxers look ahead to D-Day Sunday... TWO years of preparation and expectation will come to a head on Sunday when the draw is made for the championships. It's paramount that we are picked in the right side of the draw as we are boxing the very best in the world. We are all confident,of course,but the last thing anybody wants is to draw the Olympic or current world champion in the first round. Drawing a less experienced boxer at major tournaments gives you the ideal way to warm-up early on, so we need everyone at home to keep their fingers crossed on Sunday. All our weights are bang on and we are just looking forward to the start of the championships now -and hopeful returning with medals. CAPTION(S): COACH: Franny Smith with Mulholland |
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