Welsh Division Rings

Welsh Boxing investing in eight new boxing rings to benefit community boxing 

Welsh Boxing are delighted to be delivering a £50,000 project to invest in eight new boxing rings in order to benefit community boxing in Wales, with support from Sport Wales capital funding.  

Welsh Boxing delivers National Championships, Box Cups and several other events each year alongside the regular local community boxing shows hosted by our clubs. These are the backbone to boxing in Wales but, at present, hiring rings is becoming more and more difficult due to the cost-of-living crisis. 

Our project will see investment into eight new boxing rings, four of which will be tournament rings with another four being pop-up rings to be used throughout communities across the four divisions in Wales. 

Welsh Boxing will also cover costs such as assembly and storage of the rings. 

With our clubs looking to run their own activities, club show events and even Box Cups during the current concerning financial climate, this investment will enable us to ensure the long-term sustainability of our sport and will support the Welsh Boxing strategy ‘In the Red Corner’ objectives as well as Sport Wales’ own strategy. 

Last year’s School Sport Survey highlighted the importance of boxing in local communities, and our clubs can now feel ready to meet the previously unmet demand for the sport.  

Welsh Boxing is extremely well placed to target socially deprived areas as over 40% of our clubs sit in the lowest two IMD areas; placed right in the heart of these communities, our sport has incredible opportunity to make significant impact. 

The new rings will be used across our divisions and by all participants, supporting our inclusion pathway by providing maximum opportunity to all those that wish to partake in boxing; they’ll improve coach education throughout Wales as courses will be able to run regionally rather than centrally; and they’ll allow for more activity in communities up and down the country, supporting the health and wellbeing of individuals across Wales.