BBC to air World Boxing Cup from Sheffield

BBC Sport will air Olympic qualifying event, the Boxing World Cup, live from Sheffield.

The inaugural GB Open is part of the new competition and will feature athletes including light-middleweight Garan Croft, light-flyweight Savannah Stubley and flyweight Kiaran MacDonald.

The event is cited as a “crucial warm-up event” for the boxers, who will be hoping to make it into the Team GB square for Paris.

Taking place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield this week, it will air on the iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app.

“As we gear up to the Olympic Games this summer, it will be exciting to see the British boxing powerhouses in action this week, as they strive for victory and set the tone for their Olympic medal bids,” said Philip Bernie, Interim Director of BBC Sport.

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