Calum French

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Calum French

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 31) Gateshead, United Kingdom
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Boxing career
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  England European Championships 2017 Kharkiv Lightweight EU Championships 2018 Valladolid Lightweight

Calum Jordan French (born 25 August 1995) is a British amateur boxer. He is currently an active member of the GB Boxing podium squad, having represented Great Britain in four WSB fights. Having recently been selected to represent England in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast, French has stated his ambition is to become an Olympic champion in 2020. His most recent fights have been in the lightweight (60 kg) category.

GB Boxing

In 2017, French received his first major championship medal, a bronze, at the 2017 European Amateur Boxing Championships. Along with nine other teammates, he qualified for the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships. French's defeat to Iurii Shestak in the semi-final brought to end a 5 year 35 fight unbeaten streak.

French was selected to represent England in the 2018 Commonwealth Games taking place in April in Australia's Gold Coast.

Competition record (WSB)

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March 23, 2017
Won by unanimous decision (3:0) against Michael Magnesi of Italy
April 21, 2017
Won by unanimous decision (3:0) against Abdellah Boudrar of Morocco
May 20, 2017
Won by unanimous decision (3:0) against Khalil el Hadri of France
February 16, 2018
Won by unanimous decision (3:0) against Matteo Komadina of Croatia

Competition record (championships)

2011 England Junior ABA National Championships - Gold

2011 Junior Three nations - Gold

2012 England Junior and Youth ABA National Championships - Gold

2012 Junior and Youth Three nations - Gold

2013 England Junior and Youth ABA National Championships - Gold

2013 National Association Boys Clubs - Gold

2015 England Boxing Senior Elite National Championships – Gold

2015 Senior Elite Three Nations Championships – Gold

2016 Chemistry Cup, Germany - Gold

2016 England Boxing Senior Elite National Championships – Gold

2016 Tammer Tournament, Finland - Gold

2017 Strandja memorial, Bulgaria - Gold

2017 European Championships, Ukraine - Bronze

2017 GB Boxing Championships, Sheffield - Gold

2018 European Union championships, Spain - Silver

2019 Golden Glove, Serbia - Bronze

2021 Socikas Tournament, Lithuania - Gold

References