This was achieved through exhibitions, church gate collections, a Jack Lynch Tunnel walk and grocery packing. Tom is a very well respected trainer and is a welcome addition to the ‘Hall of Fame'. Whilst in London Frank trained with a Canadian lightweight named Solly Canter, Solly going on to fight Tommy McGovern – the bout being one of the first ever televised professional fights. He has managed and trained the likes of British and Commonwealth champ Frankie Gavin and is currently guiding former British Middleweight champion Tommy Langford back to his best. Sitter in 1 portrait Frank O'Sullivan founded the Birmingham City Boxing Club in 1956. Richie only lost three times in 29 fights, and his father was by his side forever one. Amateur Boxing Career 17 bouts. However, despite Frank’s love and knowledge of boxing and the respect he has from the boxing community worldwide, it’s his social services community work that shouts out at me. Jan 18 Johnny Prescott 1961-1970 Mike Lynch. Craig was awarded by the BBBoC the Midlands boxer of the year 2016 and also was awarded Bbcolumn's Boxer of the Year. His next teacher was Peter Wylie, a member of the Toronto police department who was a specialist in defusing bombs. His company Tommy Owens Promotions have organized over 50 boxing events in Birmingham and Coventry and has had Midlands area, English and even IBO titles contested on them. Frank O' Sullivan MBE School of Boxing inc B'ham City ABC Shawn O'Sullivan, boxer (b at Toronto 9 May 1962). Len also coached 65 other champions from schoolboy to world level. Most recently there has been Jason Welborn and Zak Parker both winning British titles. This is going to be an exciting venture for Munster Boxers to go to Birmingham, a City steeped in Boxing . A former England coach, he founded Ladywood ABC which eventually became the highly successful Birmingham City ABC. Frank has trained boxers at every level from schoolboys to Olympians including Paddy and Tommy Lynch, Robert McCracken and Frankie Gavin. Frank is famous for training many Olympic and world champions that made the highest professional ranking. Organisers Pat Benson and Frank O’Sullivan staged an amateur boxing … Coach Frank O'Sullivan has been involved in amateur boxing in Birmingham since the 1950s. Moving from The Bournbrook Club in Selly Oak to Ossel Street School in Ladywood Frank met Pat Benson who joined Ladywood as a boxer for Frank. One of the most notable fighters he has worked with is British journeyman Peter Buckley. After staring Shakan Pitters to the British title Soggy has been added to the contribution to boxing part of the Bbcolumn’s Hall of Fame. Finally in 2001 Frank moved to his current position at St Agatha’s Church under the name Birmingham City Amateur Boxing Club. In his stable, he had Howard Clarke, Brian Coleman, Jason Nesbitt, and Arv Mittoo, as anyone in boxing knows “The Journey Men” are the backbone of boxing and are a fundamental part of the business with Nobby providing some of the best. The film producer/writer managers multiple boxers up and down the country with his main stable of fighters training at Eastside gym Birmingham. Frank was awarded an MBE by the Queen in 2011. He also has some very hot prospects coming through the ranks like Ryan Kelly, Indi Sangha, Kaisee Benjamin and Shakan Pitters to name just a few. All dates and details will be confirmed at the end of this month. Editing and research volunteer for Fighting for Our Heritage Project. Reluctant to set aside his love of the sport and to succeed in the ring Frank turned his ambitions towards training. Birmingham City Boxing Club Frank O Sullivan is an MBE for his services to the sport and is considered a local legend. Errol works with boxers and promoters up and down the country week in week out and has more than earned his place in the ‘Hall of Fame’. There are 50+ professionals named "Frank O'sullivan", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Active boxing career for 1946 to 1956. “Mr Reliable” Kristian Laight is one of Britain’s great journeymen of boxing, Laight who has now hit 300 professional fights had made a business out of the sport. Frank O’Sullivan MBE - Birmingham City Amatuer Boxing Club. Frank was heavily involved with the ABA at a national level, his main role was in education and in the development of a learning programme for young boxers. Clarke nominated by fellow “Hall of Famer” Pat Cowdell was a British journeyman who fought out of Nobby Nobbs' stable of fighters with losing records. Frank O’Sullivan. Britain’s Boxing Hall of Fame is set to come to Birmingham next year in a plan which could leave a legacy for the sport in the Second City. He has also been honored at Eastside gym Birmingham with a wall devoted to the great man. No other manager has ever done that. BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. Frank has also coached the England squad and been a Director of Boxing for Schools and has worked with Ricky Hatton, and Amir Khan. Then from 1982 -1987 there were several more moves for Frank around Birmingham’s Inner City - to Fore Street then Meriden Street at the ‘Cauliflower Ear gym’ owned by Al Stevens. Their never-ending labors and insatiable appetite produced an incredible nine British champions. The BBHoF today vowed to have a museum up and running by the time they stage a week-long boxing festival in Birmingham next August. Latest News. By his early 20s, he began training boxers. Tom Chaney is the head coach at Hall Green ABC, and has brought many an amateur over to the played ranks. Amateur career. In the winter for example they were forced to carry out their training sessions by oil lamps. MBE Frank O’Sullivan set up his first boxing club in 1956 after failing a medical to become a professional fighter and has been a stalwart of the fight game ever since. My amateur coach Frank O’Sullivan was a great amateur coach. Buckley lost 256 of his 300 contests, which is the second most in boxing history behind Reggie Strickland. Vargas stopped Clarke in the fourth round. Delve into the history of Birmingham's boxing communities in our Fighting for our Heritage blog. O'Sullivan first learned boxing under his father, Michael, a Toronto bus driver. His most memorable moment was on March 13, 1999 when he challenged then 15-0 Fernando Vargas for the IBF Light Middleweight Title. He made his mark in boxing in 2016 defending and winning 2 Midlands area titles and then beating the odds taking the WBC international Middleweight title against Olympic silver medalist Anthony Ogogo. The Birmingham Boxing Column welcomes Craig Cunningham to the Birmingham Boxing Column's Hall of Fame for his contribution to boxing in Birmingham and the Midlands. Jan 18. Tommy also represented Ireland after putting on the vest of the Irish guard. St Michael's and the School Boy Championship. Join Facebook to connect with Frank O'sullivan and others you may know. Frank’s career as a trainer is highly decorated and his standing in Birmingham’s boxing community is of the highest regard. Nobbs's stable contains many of the most prolific journeymen in England, and is referred to and by Nobbs himself as "Losers Unlimited.". date opponent w-l-d. last 6. result; 1984-08-11: Frank Tate: 11 1 0: Sports Arena, Los Angeles L. PTS event bout wiki. Ever since the age of seven, the Birmingham born Hakeem has been boxing regularly. Frank has been involved with training amateur boxers since 1954. ID# 003179. Mr Mann is a much-welcomed addition to the ‘Hall of Fame'. Frank’s first memories of boxing in Birmingham are of Sunnyside boxing club which was located in the North side of the city. When he moved to Birmingham with his family he started amateur boxing as a 13-year-old. x 44 in. Frank has trained boxers at every level from schoolboys to Olympians including Paddy and Tommy Lynch, Robert McCracken and Frankie Gavin. ... /09/EB-Tag-no-padding-300x123-version2-300x123.jpg Matt Halfpenny 2019-07-20 09:00:16 2019-07-17 15:32:41 Birmingham City's Frank pens boxing poem. Cork-born Frank O'Sullivan, a legend with the Birmingham City ABC, is the link man for the international and will provide an England team. Len was a laborer by profession, but his love of boxing became ingrained in his son. Jon Pegg had a short career as a professional boxer but has done so much for boxing in the Midlands as a trainer, coach and manager. Perhaps his career peak was at 17-10-4 (3KO) before losing to future CBC, EBUand WBU champion Johnny Armour, Norman (Nobby) Nobbs, (born 1948 or 1949), is a boxing manager and trainer in Aston, Birmingham, England. Frank O'sullivan is on Facebook. Frank O'Sullivan received the MBE after more than half a century of involvement with amateur boxing in Birmingham. The Irish squad will include Cork and Munster boxers. You wrote it, we read it, and now we’re sharing it! Frank O’Sullivan MBE was born in Cork City Ireland 1937. Jon Pegg is one of the trainers pushing Birmingham boxing back into the limelight. Find out more about cookies View the profiles of professionals named "Frank O'sullivan" on LinkedIn. Delve into the history of Birmingham's boxing communities in our Fighting for our Heritage blog. Tell us More Frank then joined Bournebrook boxing club up until early 1956. Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. They were: Gordon Ferris (heavyweight), Wayne Elcock (middleweight), Costas Petrou (welterweight), Pat Cowdell (featherweight and super-featherweight), Roy Rutherford (featherweight), Lloyd Christie (middleweight), Robert McCracken (middleweight), Tony Willis (lightweight) and Hugh Ford (featherweight). Craig was awarded by the BBBoC the Midlands boxer of the year 2016 and also was awarded Bbcolumn's Boxer of the Year. He then proceeded to lose a decision to Baz Carey.[2][3]. The school facilities were far from adequate, with neither heating nor electric lighting. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Michael Mahoney is the General Manager at Midtown Athletic Club in Chicago and has worked for Midtown Athletic Clubs for over 35 years. http://www.npg.org.uk/roadto2012 Boxer, Khalid Yafai and his trainer Frank O'Sullivan talk about discovering and nurturing sporting talent and their Olympic ambitions. Hall of Fame. Buckley turned pro in October 1989, when he fought Alan Baldwin from Brixham at the Colosseum, Stafford, West Midlands, England, it was a close fight which ended in a draw. Join Frank O'Sullivan, MBE, at the Burlington Hotel, on 21st April 2018, to help him celebrate the 62nd Year Anniversary of Birmingham City Boxing Club that he founded in 1956! Frank O’Sullivan set up his first boxing club in 1956 after failing a medical to become a professional fighter and has been a stalwart of the fight game ever since. I have watch Laight several times and I can say this man can box. A long-serving Midlands boxing coach has written a poem about the sort of boxing he loves. He is also working with Hakeem as a mentor. He is something of a legend on the Birmingham boxing scene, having trained boxers at all levels, including Khalid Yafai, former world amateur boxing champion Frankie Gavin and GB Boxing's Performance Director Rob McCracken. Frank has been involved in boxing for over 60 years, and a brief outline of his coaching career is as follows:-1956 – Founded Ladywood A.B.C. He taught me the fundamentals of boxing. Birmingham City is led by Frank O Sullivan M.B.E (pictured) and this stalwart servant of boxing now needs your help. Frank’s first memories of boxing in Birmingham are of Sunnyside boxing club which was located in the North side of the city. Len’s finest hour came at Telford ice ring March 1998 when he was in the corner for his sons Richie as he won the WBC super-middleweight title against Sugar Boy Malinga. He made his mark in boxing in 2016 defending and winning 2 Midlands area titles and then beating the odds taking. Hakeem also familiar as H.A.H is a four-time Midland Regional champion. Len Woodall is a welcome addition to the Birmingham Boxing Columns “Hall of Fame” contribution to boxing. He didn’t tell anybody about the defect which he had suffered when he was seven. O’Sullivan is a former coach to Frankie Gavin, who has string Irish links. O'Sullivan's amateur record of 94-6 is matched by few Canadian boxers. Since that defeat, he has gone 1-69 (with one no contest), but has had two bright moments during that streak: his sole win came on cuts against prospect Ross Minter and he knocked down contender Wayne Alexander in the first round of their fight before getting stopped in round two. Willie Monroe Jr. has threatened to sue Billy Joe Saunders, the Englishman’s promoter Frank Warren and even the British Boxing Board of Control over … Paddy and Tommy Lynch were in the boxing game for over 50 years. It was in London that Frank unfortunately discovered he had an eye problem which put him permanently out of boxing, as either an amateur or professional. Frank O'Sullivan, who started Birmingham City Boxing Club in 1956 and has been coaching six days a week since, wins the BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero award for the West Midlands. He trained at a warehouse in Cabbagetown. From a boxing family, he started boxing at the Cabbagetown Youth Centre under Ken Hamilton, his original mentor. Merry Christmas from all at England Boxing. You can read his poem below. The Boxing Alphabet – by Frank O’Sullivan Max is part of one of the most famous boxing Family’s to come out of Birmingham with his brother Robert (MBE) a former British, Commonwealth champ and also WBC world title challenger, Spencer a former British and World title challenger and Max as well fighting as a pro. In June 2010 Gamal won the bronze medal at the 2010 European … Craig was one of the most avoided boxers in the game. The Birmingham team was led by Cork-born Frank O’Sullivan, who was honoured by the Queen of England five years ago with an MBE for his outstanding services to amateur boxing in Birmingham over many decades. Peter had won a few regional titles, the vacant BBBofC Midlands area Super featherweight and Super Bantamweight titles when his record was at 16-9-4 (2KO) against Mark Bates(super featherweight) and 20-44-5 (5KO) respectively. He is the main trainer for Kaisee Benjamin and British Light Heavyweight Champion Shakan Pitters and has been in the corner of many Eastside boxers like Sam Eggington, Craig Cunningham and Max Maxwell in some of there biggest fights with fellow ‘Hall of Famer' Jon Pegg. O'Sullivan was originally from Shandon Street and was knighted for services to amateur boxing by the Queen of England in 2012. Frank O'Sullivan; Khalid Yafai. 1984-08-09: Christophe Tiozzo: debut: Sports Arena, Los Angeles W. Tommy Owens is a former professional boxer who now runs one of the biggest boxing Promotions in the Midlands. Frank O’Sullivan said the society had, over the years raised funds for Diabetes Ireland, Cork Simon and other worthy causes, and helped provide a boat for a family stricken by the Tsunami in Sri Lanka and an RNLI lifeboat for Crosshaven. The Lynch Brothers have provided their own indelible story of success, blood, failure, toil and enthusiasm inside and outside the ring. Buckley, who never fought for a major title, was honored with a special ring walk and presentation before his 200th fight in April 2003 at the MEN Arena in Manchester. He coached the first ever female ABA national champion from Birmingham Tina O’Dell. Last month, Midtown group fitness instructor Frank Ringhofer led a promotion encouraging members to share stories about how group exercise has helped you reach your fitness goals. Frank then joined Bournebrook boxing club up … Paddy fought as an amateur for a while tricking the doctors as he could only see out of his right eye. Frank has also been credited with helping the recent resurgence in boxing in Birmingham which has seen a new crop of young fighters who are making waves nationally and internationally. Max has truly earned a place in the bbcolumn ‘Hall of Fame'. ... Frank O'Sullivan MBE has been training boxers for half a century. Craig was one of the most avoided boxers in the game. Let me explain! Nobbs briefly tried to box as a kid, before finding out that he was not any good. Len Woodall originally came from Birmingham before moving to Telford where he was a coach in boxing for over 40 years. later to become Birmingham City A.B.C 1972 – 94 worked with the England squad 1978 – 81 Midlands Area coach 1992 – 2004 Director of Coaching for England schools. I became a coach in 1956 forming Ladywood ABC, where I changed name in 1977 to Birmingham City. Buckley finished his professional career with his 300th and last fight on 31 October 2008 where he scored a 4-round points decision victory over Matin Mohammed (0-1-1) in Birmingham. Frank O’Sullivan MBE was born in Cork City Ireland 1937. Frank O'Sullivan (1937-), Boxing coach. by Finlay MacKay C-type colour print, 26 November 2010 28 in. Over the years in his coaching capacity, Frank has travelled with squads to Russia, South … Hakeem has been trained by the world-famous Frank O’Sullivan. News Articles. Over a fifty-six-year coaching career his young boxers have included Robert McCracken, Ricky Hatton, Amir Khan and Khalid Yafai. They are all well-respected trainers now and have all delivered champions, Max who trained Frankie Gavin from 2015 – 2017 also trains 2 boxers from another famous boxing family in Gamal and WBC world featherweight champ Kal Yafia. the WBC international Middleweight title against Olympic silver medalist Anthony Ogogo. wiki watch. 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