(JAN 5) The European boxing
season begins in earnest in February when the 2017 Golden Girl
tournament takes place in Boras, Sweden between 3 and 5
February.
As of early January, some 180
boxers have entered and plenty of time for more to join since
the closing date is 1 February.
For ‘newbies’ the event’s location is:
Boråshallen, Bockasjögatan 2, 504 30 Borås, Sweden
Golden Girl organiser Ray Husac told WBAN: “We will have Team
Russia here and they have promised to come with their best team,
whilst current and reigning champion Tatiana Zrachevskaya will
attend and try to defend her belt. Thus far we have 180 girls
entered and many more to come before the closing date. Already
in the first days of January we have had enquiries from Israel,
China, Taiwan, Nigeria, Ukraine among others and we have one
month left, so I think it will be a lot of boxers this time.”
Tournaments like Golden Girl also need top class officials so
good to hear that in addition to the best that Sweden can offer
– and they’ve always proved very reliable’ Husac is looking even
further a field as he explained:
“We are also going for a more international roster of officials,
less from Sweden and only the best, the rest coming from Norway,
Denmark, Ireland, England, Switzerland whilst we are awaiting
some from other countries as well that will come with their
teams.
We have boxers from Canada and Hungary with us for the first
time, that is something we look forward to and there will be top
boxers from France and Italy as well as from England, Scotland,
Wales and Ireland.
The tagline for the tournament this year is:
“One ring to rule them all... One tournament to bring them
all... One girl to beat them all... and in the end outshine them
all! “
well, we might have borrowed a little from Tolkien’s “Lord of
the Rings” here!
Among those early entries hoping to be that ‘GoldenGirl’ are
defending champion Zrachevskaya, England’s Raven Chapman,
Ireland’s Alanna Murphy (remember she made history when taking
on Katie Taylor in the first ever legally sanctioned female bout
in Ireland), a very strong England selection in all grades,
champions also from Sweden,Norway,Denmark and inevitably from
various Irish clubs. Among those sending powerful teams this
year are St Brigid’s Kildare, Leinster Boxing, Team Dublin and
St Michael’s New Ross. We’ll bring you more news of late entries
plus news of the strong British and Irish contingents nearer the
beginning of the tournament.
We know already that Malmo & Serbia’s Jelena Jelic will be
there, so too Sweden’s national champion Alex Alexiusson,
Denmark’s Yvonne Baek Rasmussen and Norway’s Madeleine Angelsen
from Vestby whom you will remember recently fought in front of
10,000 on the Cecilia Brækhus-Anne Sophie Mathis undercard in
Oslo.
Don’t forget if you need information you’ll find it all on the
club’s social media sites or if still in doubt contact Ray Husac
via Facebook or by email :
rayhusac@telia.com
List of entries as at 2 January 2017 :
Link
Golden Girl 2017 Promotional Trailer:
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