England\u2019s boxers enjoyed another successful day at the inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, with Callum Makin bowing out with bronze whilst Teagn Stott guaranteed himself a medal after powering into the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
21-year-old Makin<\/strong> saw his run end with a bronze medal after being edged out by Bulgaria\u2019s Rami Kiwan in the semi-final.<\/p>\n Speaking on the bout afterwards, he said: \u201cWhile I am disappointed with the result tonight, when I reflect on the last week or so, I can only be pleased with what I have achieved.<\/p>\n \u201cLess than six months ago, I was in GB Boxing\u2019s Academy squad with barely any international experience and now I am in the top four in the world.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to thank my club coaches, the GB coaches and all the people that came out to support me. It means the world, and I hope I did you proud.<\/p>\n \u201cIt will be good to have a rest and then it will be back to GB Boxing and working with the coaches to improve and make sure that next time I go one further.\u201d<\/p>\n As for Stott<\/strong>, the cruiserweight (85kg) delivered a commanding performance to stop Bulgaria\u2019s Semion Boldirev in the second round. The Sheffield-based athlete used his jab to take control early, forcing a standing count in the opener before adding two more in the following round, leaving the referee with no choice but to halt the contest.<\/p>\n Stott commented: \u201cI\u2019m happy. Not satisfied, but happy with a medal. There\u2019s only one colour we all come for. So keep pushing on now. The less work we have to do, the better. It means I can get as much rest as possible, ready to crack on tomorrow and do the job again. But I\u2019m really happy with a stoppage, you don\u2019t get paid for overtime at the end of the day!<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cI had my first fight the other day, and they weren\u2019t my best performance, but I had that, got myself back into the motion and now, as you\u2019ve just seen there, got the stoppage. All the gears are fully working now. Car\u2019s in top gear, absolutely flying.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was more of a crowd in there today so I was really happy with the turn out and having them push me on\u2026maybe that\u2019s the reason I got the stoppage!\u201d<\/p>\n He will now face Ukraine\u2019s Zhasan Danylo in tomorrow\u2019s semi-final.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Alice Pumphrey<\/strong> unluckily lost out at the quarter-final stage following a unanimous points decision loss to India\u2019s Minakshi Minakshi.<\/p>\n England\u2019s overall medal count at the Championships now stands at five,\u00a0with four earned by GB Boxing squad members (Chantelle Reid, Odel Kamara, Callum Makin and Teagn Stott<\/strong>) and one by England Boxing Performance Pathway senior squad member, Emily Asquith<\/strong> who will be back in action tomorrow for her semi-final.<\/p>\n