🏆 #AndTheNew England Boxing National Development Champion… Lemar Topper! Lemar secured the win today with a 3–2 split-decision victory in the final, following a win by the same margin in yesterday’s semi-final. He has boxed 7 times overall in this championships. His teammates ‘Little Mo’ Shah Hussain and Kemoye Bentham both lost on split decisions in their semi-final contests yesterday. A huge well done to both for their efforts throughout the championships. A massive congratulations to Lemar, whose dedication and excellent form have earned him this thoroughly deserved accolade. Everyone at Islington Boxing Club is proud of you! 👏🥊 Meanwhile, at the Cricklewood ABC open show this afternoon, Miles Ojofeitimi lost on a 3–2 split decision. Well done for your efforts, Miles. Well done to everyone, particularly Lemar on becoming National Champion! Enjoy the moment, you’ve earned it. Keep working hard and pushing towards the next level! 👏🥊 🔴⚪️🥊

Some of our Junior Competitive Boxers attended the London Junior Squad Training @ Dagenham Boxing Club this morning 🔴⚪️ Well done to Faisal, Rhome, Eliza, Malakai, Levi D, Michael, Levi C, Martin, Callum, Ted, Heidi & Bella 🥊

Hasan Dogan won via a 4-1 split decision on the Hayes ABC open show this evening held at their gym. Dogan lost the 1st round but won the 2nd and 3rd rounds to take victory. This was his 2nd bout after winning in his debut contest last night, Hasan has a good attitude to compete and has 2 wins banked. Now back to the club on Monday for him to work towards his next outing which will hopefully be on our dinner show 🔴⚪️🥊

Tonight, Islington Boxing Club had 2 senior boxers compete on the RAF Northolt show. Jude ‘The Dude’ Kanor in his 16th bout for the club lost via unanimous decision. He never says no to a bout and is a good club member. Super heavyweight, Hasan Dogan made his debut this evening and won via a 3-2 split decision. He took the bout with 24 hours’ notice and is due to compete on the Hayes ABC open show tomorrow night. Starting off with the right attitude and a win! 🏆 🔴⚪️🥊

Well done to club coach, Alex Bogen who has successfully completed the England Boxing 5 Pillars Coaching Project! He finished up his 2nd weekend in @ EIS Sheffield yesterday. The 5 Pillars Coaching project is a performance-led coach programme designed to bridge the gap between grassroots club such as ourselves and the England Boxing performance pathway. At Islington Boxing Club, we believe that development isn’t just for the boxers stepping into the ring. It’s equally important that our coaches continue to learn, improve and develop their knowledge. 👏 Well done, Alex 🔴⚪️🥊

The Clark brothers, Michael & Levi both competed on the first Nxt Gen Boxing Club show today @ The Grand Sapphire, Croydon. Michael & Levi came away with wins, both via unanimous decisions 🔴⚪️🥊

Kemoye Bentham was amongst 3 winners for Islington Boxing Club in the National 1/4 Finals of the Development Championships as London region hosted Southern Counties and the UKAF @ Springwest Academy, Feltham. • Kemoye won via a 4-1 split decision • ‘Little Mo’ Shah Hussain won via unanimous decision • Lemar Topper won via unanimous decision • Jasmine Talines lost via a 4-1 split decision • Toks Rowiaye lost via unanimous decision The 3 boxers now head to Kettering for the National Semi Final and Finals next weekend 🔴⚪️🥊

We had two junior boxers compete on the Uxbridge ABC open show last night. Pharrell Dennis opened the show having his 2nd skills bout in a week. Rhome Blissett won via a 4-1 split decision in his debut competitive contest and his first in our colours. Meanwhile in Portsmouth last night, we had 2 senior boxers compete on the Royal Navy show on HMS Nelson. Kingsley Frizzell and Shadrach Olubanjo both lost on split-decision verdicts. 🔴⚪️🥊

Islington Boxing Club held a 21-bout open show today @ Haverstock School, Chalk Farm. The school has now become our home for open shows and we’re grateful for their ongoing support. We had 14 of our boxers compete on the show with a mixture of results as you tend to get with shows like these. It was a well-supported event, and we’d like to thank everyone who bought tickets to watch the show, donated raffle prizes, volunteered their time in various roles, purchased items from our tuck shop, and everyone else who contributed - including the England Boxing officials, doctor, MC, doorkeeper, and more - for being part of the day. Results from show, • Jerry Tinger - Skills (debut) • Pharrell Dennis - Skills (IBC debut) • Hudson Reid - Skills (debut) • Heidi Brennan - Skills (signed off 🖊️) • Kendrick Galeano - Won unan • Malakai Ellis - Won unan (won against an opponent previously defeated by) • Ted Whitelock - Won unan (also won against an opponent he was previously defeated by) • Miles Ojofeitimi - Won unan • Dominic Marton - Won unan • Frankie Christou - Lost retired R1 • Jude Kanor - Lost unan • Jordan Hibbert - Won unan (IBC debut) • Zain Levy - Won unan (debut) • Alkid Cuku - Lost unan (debut) Zain Levy (first photo) was named as ‘Best Home Boxer of the Day’ after performing well in his debut bout. Well done all 🔴⚪️🥊

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Over the weekend, Islington Boxing Club had several boxers competing in the London Development Championships @ Springwest Academy in Feltham. Saturday featured mainly semi-finals, alongside a few remaining quarter-finals: ·      Johnson Kangdoia – Won KO1 (1/4 final) ·      Nicholas Dorsett – Lost 3–2 split (1/4 Final) ·      Sultan Oke – Defeated IBC teammate Eoin Coney via 3–2 split (1/4 final) ·      ‘Little Mo’ Shah Hussain – Won 4–1 split ·      Jasmine Talines – Won 4–1 split ·      Aleigha Reeves – Lost unan ·      Henry Boateng – Lost 4–1 split ·      Toks Rowaiye – Won 3–2 split ·      Luca Fooks – Won RSC3 We came away with 5️⃣ London Development Champions, as well as one finalist who unfortunately had to withdraw through injury. ·      Johnson Kangdoia – Lost 4–1 split (Semi-Final) ·      Sultan Oke – Lost 3–0 split (Semi-Final) ·      Kemoye Bentham – Won unan ·      Toks Rowaiye – Won unan ·      Lemar Topper – Won unan ·      ‘Little Mo’ Shah Hussain – Won 4–1 split ·      Jasmine Talines – Won 3–2 split ·      Luca Fooks – Withdrew through injury and was unable to compete in his final Islington Boxing Club was awarded Best London Club by London Boxing at the Development Championships for the THIRD consecutive year! 🏆 🏆 🏆 A huge well done to every boxer who represented the club over the championships, as well as all our coaches who have put in countless hours preparing the team. Naturally, there were some results over the weekend that we will be disappointed with, but that is the nature of our sport. Win or lose, we move forward, learn from every experience and continue to progress and develop, both inside and outside of the ring. The journey now continues for our five London Champions, Lemar, Jasmine, Kemoye, Little Mo and Toks – who will represent London in the National Quarter-Finals against Southern Counties & UKAF on Saturday 10th October @ Springwest Academy, Feltham. Best of sporting luck to all 🔴⚪️🥊

Big thanks to @finchleyabc for the sparring this morning with some of our Junior Competitive Squad 🥊 Thank you to Coach Lucien for taking the IBC boxers!

Sunday morning sprints, stairs and slope for some of our Junior Competitive Squad - thank you Coach Jake & Dan for taking them🥊🏃‍♂️

Our next Dinner Boxing Show…..tickets are now available to order and will be ready for collection at the end of next week! 🎟️ Programme sponsorship is also available to order now 📖 Don’t miss what promises to be a great night of boxing 🥊 🔴⚪️

A special night at Islington Boxing Club! Tonight we welcomed the Premier League trophy and Community Shield to IBC, giving our boxers, families and friends the chance to have their photo taken with two special pieces of silverware. We hope everyone who came along enjoyed themselves, and a big thank you to everyone who helped make the visit possible! 🔴⚪️🏆🛡️

Thank you to @allstarsboxinggym for the rounds with some of our junior competitive boxers this evening 🥊 Also a thank you to Coach Jarvis for taking the boxers!

Yesterday at the London Development Championship 1/4 finals held at Springwest Academy, Feltham we had 9 boxers competing to earn their spot in the next round of the Devs. • Mohammed Shah Hussain aka Little Mo (U57.5kgs, Youth) - Won 4-1 split • Toks Rowaiye (U57.5kgs) - Won unan • Eoin Coney (U70kgs) - Won KO3 • Ashlee Kennedy (U60kgs) - Won 4-1 split • Lemar Topper (U60kgs) - Won unan • Henry Boateng (U60kgs) - Won DQ2 • Luca Fooks (U62.5kgs) - Won 4-1 split • Johnson Kangodia (U75kgs) - Won unan • Hanif El-Hafedi (U65kgs) - Lost 4-1 split • Nicholas Dorsett (U75kgs) - Won RSC3 • Sultan Oke (U70kgs) - W/O (his opponent and club mates Ceejay Stapleton-Marston was ruled out by the doctor this morning after sustaining a cut in his bout the day before). We have 10 boxers competing on Saturday at the same venue. Unfortunately two of the bouts involve club mates boxing each other (Eoin vs Sultan & Ashlee vs Lemar), may the best man win on the day and move on. Well done all 🔴⚪️🥊

It is with the greatest sadness that we announce the passing of IBC’s beloved ‘Marvellous’ Marvin… 🐈‍⬛ Marvin was adopted by IBC in 2018 and lived at the gym until his retirement in 2024… from here, he was living his best life with Sarah (long standing IBC member) until his passing in 2026. Many will remember Marvin wondering around the gym, sleeping in the ring whilst boxers were sparring, laying in the sun in the car park and venturing into the local shops, schools and peoples houses! All of us at IBC are so heartbroken and are also sending our love and thanks to Sarah♥️

Our first home show of the 2026/27 season! 🔴⚪️🥊

Some of our Junior Competitive Squad (& a couple of our Senior Competitive Squad) doing their Sunday track session with Coach Alex 🏃🏼‍♂️