HUNDREDS of boxing fans packed into the Oxford Sports and Social Club this weekend to see some of the sport’s rising stars compete.

Despite having no permanent home, Blackbird Leys Boxing Club hosted the England Youth Pre-Quarter Finals on Saturday.

Coach Steve Cameron said: “We are the oldest running boxing club in Oxford, which is open to everyone and today has been brilliant, because we are able to show what we are able to do, even if we don’t have somewhere permanent of our own.

“We have about 20 kids and 20 adults on our books, but the trouble is we don’t want to move the club out of the Leys, because how would everyone get to us?”

The club currently trains at Blackbird Ley’s Community Centre.

Despite losing out on points in his match against Omar Agustine, 17-year-old Wesley Bone from Greater Leys said he still loved the sport.

He said: “It teaches you a lot about discipline.

“I’m studying sport at Sixth Form [Oxford Academy] so I’m just seeing how it all goes at the moment.”