Toryglen boxing club win seven gold medals at English boxing tournament

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A Toryglen boxing club stung like a bee at an English boxing competition, winning seven gold medals.Southside Boxing Academy, based in Toryglen Community Base, competed at The Angel Of The North Box Cup at the Houghton-le-Spring’s Rainton Meadows Arena near Sunderland from May 26-28.The Academy took home 12 medals, including seven gold, four silver and one bronze.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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