YOUNG boxers at a Dudley Boxing Club were put through their paces when two Team England fighters paid them a visit.

Super-heavyweight boxer Delicious Orie and flyweight Tori-Ellis Willets held a sparring session at Priory Park Boxing Club on September 17 and were given the seal of approval by MP for Dudley North, Marco Longhi and leader of Dudley Council, Councillor Patrick Harley.

The boxing club were also visited by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games team hoping to inspire the next generation of participants to try out sports for the first time.

England Boxing National Amateur Championships 2019 super-heavyweight champion, Delicious Orie said: “As someone who is hoping to compete in next year’s Games in Birmingham, it’s amazing to be able to inspire the next generation of boxers here in Dudley.

"Their enthusiasm and passion for the sport and Birmingham 2022 is clear to see.”

Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North, said: “I was delighted to welcome Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games representatives to Priory Park Boxing Club. Priory Park Boxing Club does great work in our local community, promoting fitness, teamwork and discipline, and the club’s future plans have my full support.

“I would encourage everyone in Dudley and the Black Country to apply for tickets for the Games in the main ballot.”

The commonwealth games team kindly donated boxing gloves to the club on Priory Road.

Paul Gough, chair of Priory Park Boxing Club, said: “Our young boxers were inspired by the visit of two Team England athletes.

“Having the Commonwealth Games on our doorstep in the West Midlands is a real opportunity to promote boxing and the importance of physical and mental health.

“Thank you to Birmingham 2022 for kindly donating boxing gloves for the club to use and help produce the boxers of the future.”