Wrexham University partners with boxing club to enhance athlete performance

Sports scientists at Wrexham University have teamed up with a north east Wales boxing club to help support local boxers by enhancing their performance and reducing their injury risk.

This new collaborative approach will see the University’s Sports Lecturers and Scientists work alongside members of Mold Amateur Boxing Club (ABC) in order to support their development and growth.

Utilising the University’s newly completed Biomechanics and Performance Sciences Laboratory, which features an array of industry-leading technology, the Sports team will gain in-depth insights into the mechanics of the human body, in a bid to elevate boxers’ performance.

To officially mark the new partnership, members of the Sports team and representatives from the club came together to sign a memorandum of understanding to formalise the collaboration.

Sara Hilton, Senior Lecturer in Football and Coaching Science at Wrexham University, said: “We’re delighted to be partnering and working with Mold ABC to help them support the growth and development of the next generation of boxers within the local area.

“The club are doing some fantastic work in their local community and with local schools, and we as a department want to support that, and additionally provide support to the club from both a Sport Science perspective and through educational pathways, here at the University.”

Anne Marie Phillips, co-founder of Mold ABC, said: “This partnership between us and the University is going to be fantastic for us as a club and our boxers in general – the learning opportunities as part of this collaboration are going to be invaluable.

“Not only will this be beneficial for us but for the whole community of Mold and the schools that we support.”

Dr Caroline Hughes, Associate Dean for Student Engagement at Wrexham University, added: “Our Sports department are thrilled to be working with Mold ABC to help them advance their performance, reduce their risk to injury, and in turn, unlock boxers’ full potential – and impart that knowledge to the next generation of boxers and athletes.

“We are proud to be able to utilise our team’s expertise and our industry-standard facilities, in order to further develop athletes in our community – and this partnership is the latest example of us working with clubs and teams to share our resources and knowledge.

“Through the expert insights and research our Sports Scientists will be able to provide, we will help to push Mold ABC to their limits.”