Cumbrian A&E doctor Ike Ogbo named in Team GB's Boxing Emerging Talent programme

10/12/21. Ike Ogbo, a Carlisle A&E doctor who is also an amateur doctor with his coach Dean Jobson. ITV Border

Super-heavyweight boxer Ike Ogbo is a step closer to his goal of representing Great Britain.

Ogbo - who works as an A&E doctor at Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary - has been named in GB Boxing's Emerging Talent programme.

It means he will now be training regularly with the national squad.

The 28-year-olds promotion comes following success in the National Amateur Championships.

His club - Border City Amateur Boxing Club - said "everyone at the club is over the moon for the big man!!"

In a social media post they said: "Well done Ike... your hard work, dedication and attitude towards the sport is second to none."

  • Ogbo during his final Team GB assessment in May 2022:

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