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Inside line Getting behind the face of RAF sport
TENER-GRIEF

Boxers turn up the heat as they’re put through their paces in Canaries
Boxers turn up the heat as they’re put through their paces in Canaries

Dan Abrahams Parker said: “In 2015 we came run, the week started with interval
Tenerife out to this exact facility for our first sprinting sessions at the Alfonso
overseas training camp in, I believe, track, followed by low-intensity
AS THE first major step towards 10 years. technical gym work and then
UKAF boxing glory, the Service’s “So it has gone full circle and the sparring in the evening.
best gloves men took part in a development along the way has been The second day saw the team run
week-long warm weather training phenomenal – not only with the at 7500ft around the Mount Teidi area
camp in Tenerife. boxers but the coaches, the structure with further sparring in the evening.
Under the watchful eye of RAF of training, and it does help when you The remainder of the week saw day
Boxing team manager Sqn Ldr Andy have got such experienced boxers like gaps between sparring, replaced by
Parker, the fighters were put through we have out in this training camp. further technical sessions.
their paces with track sessions at Speaking during the first track
the Estadio Antonia Alfonso and We will definitely day, which saw the team taking on
technical, pad and ring sessions at “ three-minute 100m sprint sessions,
the Povedano Boxing School. be in the running designed to simulate recovery
Monitoring every session with for three or four time during a round of boxing, Sgt
his coaches SAC Russ Turnbull, Turnbull said: “It’s really down to
Sgt Stu Mack and Chf Tech Darren UKAF Championship how the lads learn to recover and to
Cullingford, Parker was also keen winners go again.
to build a team ethos, with the ” “The bursts of energy are
tour also featuring boxers from only achievable if they have
Downend ABC. “I honestly believe if recovered properly. Handle
The ultimate aim of the camp the preparations go smoothly, we will that and transfer it to
is to take further winners’ medals definitely be in the running for three effort.”
at this year’s United Kingdom or four wins on UK Armed Forces Team captain SAC
Armed Forces Novice Boxing Championship finals night.” Kieran Bailey, who won
PEAK FITNESS: Sparring in the shadow of the island’s beautiful, rugged mountains Championships in Portsmouth. Following an acclimatisation at the UKAF event last

ON TRACK: Shaping up nicely for
the vital UKAF Championships HATTA BOY: Fighter has the eye of the tiger