Boxing
(asked on 30th June 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to encourage take-up of amateur boxing.
This question was answered on 8th July 2015
This Government through Sport England is investing £5.8 million in England Boxing between 2013-17 to get more people boxing regularly and to support talented young boxers.
In addition, since 2010, Sport England has invested around £7.8 million of National Lottery money in 142 boxing projects across the country.