GB take 5 golds in Olympic exam eventuality in London

Marshall won china during a 2010 World Championships in Barbados

British boxers won 5 bullion medals and one bronze during a Olympic exam eventuality during London’s ExCel Centre on Sunday.

Natasha Jonas and Savannah Marshall won bullion in a women’s middleweight and lightweight categories respectively.

Jonas degraded China’s universe series two, Dong Cheng, 16-10 in her final and Marshall kick Kazakhstan’s Dariga Shakimova 13-10.

In a men’s action, England’s Martin Ward, Sean McGoldrick from Wales and Scotland’s Josh Taylor any took gold.

Lightweight Ward showed his difficulty with a 10-5 feat over Eugen Burhard of Germany, while bantamweight McGoldrick cumulative another bullion award to go with that he won during a 2010 Commonwealth Games by violence Worapoj Petchkoom of Thailand 14-10.

Scotland’s Josh Taylor degraded Anthony Yigit of Sweden 13-10 and GB’s six-medal transport was finished by Wales’ Fred Evans, who won bronze in a welterweight category.

In a progressing session, Jonas started nervously though fought behind from 5-3 down in a initial round.

“It is large for me to have beaten a universe series two,” Jonas told GB Boxing’s website.

“It is always good to get a win, though generally opposite somebody like Dong Cheng. She is only so ungainly and high and she knows how to use that to her advantage. It is a biggest feat of my career.”

Marshall certified she had to overcome nerves before winning her bout, saying: “I can’t unequivocally remember many of it. we couldn’t wait for it, we only kept thinking, ‘in 20 mins time it’s all going to be over and hopefully we will win this bullion medal’.”