BBC To Broadcast Boxing Championships

The inaugural GB Amateur Boxing Championships will be shown live on the BBC – with competitive women’s boxing broadcast to the nation for the first time.??

The Championships, British Amateur Boxing Association, will be broadcast from Liverpool’s Echo Arena on 13th November as the best amateurs from Scotland, England and Wales fight against members of GB’s elite Olympic squad.

The intention of the competitio  is to create an opportunity for those not currently in the squad to force their way into contention for the 2012 Games.

The finals of the Championship will be broadcast live on the BBC Red Button with a highlights package on BBC Two the following day.

Commentary will come from Jim Neilly and Woodhall with Steve Bunce providing punditry.