Davison headlines six-strong GB Boxing team bidding for world glory

Tokyo 2020 Olympian Charley Davison wants to use the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul as a stepping-stone to Olympic glory at Paris 2024. Davison, who missed out on a medal in her debut Games, headlines a team of six women that will compete at the championships in Istanbul next week (9-20 May 2022). Ad/> She is joined in the GB Boxing team by 2018 Commonwealth silver medallist Rosie Eccles and 2019 world bronze medallist and European silver medallist, Demie-Jade Resztan.

Boxing'I think this is it' — Fury hints at retirement, open to Ngannou bout24/04/2022 AT 08:11 Flyweight Helen Jones, lightweight Shona Whitwell and middleweight Kerry Davis have also been selected and will all be competing at their first World Boxing Championships. And 28-year-old Davison, who qualified for Tokyo after a seven-year break in which she had three children, wants to build towards the next Games after taking a four month break post-Tokyo. She said: «It was great to go to the Olympics however I was disappointed not to win a medal so I had a lot to think about when I got home.

»I took some time out and it was nice to spend time with my family but I had to think about what I wanted to do next and once I came back into the gym and started training again I knew I wanted to give it another go. «I have enjoyed being back in training and I've really felt the benefit of being around the other boxers and working with the GB coaches again. I am looking forward to the worlds.