Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Clean Sweep for Police in London Female Finals
As a result of seeding, the Metropolitan Police [Police Boxing Association] were required to box-off against the London ABA on Sunday 25th April 2010 in the National ABAE female championships.
The Police team of Rachel Bower, Hayley Webb, Svetlana Link, Bella Clayton, Helen Smith and Claire Horgan all took titles from the event which saw no opposition in London for three of them.
Results were as follows:
Semi final
54kg
Rachel Bower [Met Police] won pts – J. Castilla [All Stars ABC]
Finals
54kg
Rachel Bower [Met Police] won pts – T. Villa [Double Jab ABC]
60kg
Svetlana Link [Met Police] won pts – J. Suarez [Broad Street ABC]
63.5kg
Bella Clayton [Met Police] won pts – C. Witte [St. Pancras ABC]
Police National Coach Cliff Perkins said, 'This was an excellent day for us and we are now looking forward to the next round against the combined services and Western Counties. These results were achieved in spite of the gruelling shift patterns demanded of our boxers, and great credit should be given to the dedication of them and their coaches.'

