Magnificent Seven in ABA Schoolboys

A 'Magnificent Seven' of local amateurs will get the chance to win Midlands titles and progress to the national stages of the ABA Schoolboys competition.

They stand one fight away from becoming regional champions at the Liberal Club in Bedworth on Sunday afternoon.

Both Pleck ABC and William Perry ABC, in Tipton, have two fighters over the four classes, with 27 bouts set to take place on the day.

In Class One - boxers born in 1999 - a West Midlands derby will decide the Midlands champion at 38kg.

Walsall Wood ABC's Joseph Jenkins will box George Battenbough, from Aston ABC, who is undefeated in competition boxing after six fights.

But Jenkins, who attends Shelfield Academy, boasts a superior win ratio and more experience, having won 11 out of 15 fights.

At 42kg, William Perry ABC is represented by Harry Hughes, who goes to the RSA Academy in Tipton, against Kings Heath ABC's Ben Vaughan.

In Class Two - boxers born in 1998 - William Perry ABC again has a presence in Liam Gould, who attends Coseley High School.

Gould also faces a West Midlands derby and will take on Joshua Pope, from Birmingham Irish ABC, at 48kg.

Further up the weight classes, Pleck ABC come into play through Jack Adams, with club-mate James Beech in Class Three.

Adams - who like Beech, goes to Brownhills Comprehensive School - will duel with Nuneaton ABC's Patrick Dunne at 57kg.

In Class Three - boxers born in 1997 - Wednesbury ABC have Declan Millward, who seeks revenge on Capitol ABC's Levi Chandler.

Chandler beat Millward, who attends Sandwell Academy, in a points decision on a club show last year but the two face a rematch at 44kg.

A hat-trick of West Midlands derbies is completed with a contest involving Beech, who will go toe-to-toe Birmingham City ABC's Khizer Ali at 48kg.