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A Year of OUABC

The OUABC year is incredibly busy, particularly for our competitive boxers. There are three shows a year, as well as a training camp in early January (in recent years it has been in Tenerife or Oxford).

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Joining the club can feel a little bit like stepping into the unknown, so we've outlined what a typical year looks like for us.

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MICHAELMAS

The beginning of Michaelmas is usually very busy, with lots of new members joining us over the course of the term. Towards the end of the term, we hold our annual Oxford Women's Boxing Show, which is an incredible opportunity for us to showcase our Women's team - and great for our new members to see what a boxing show is like. The Women's Show is one-of-its-kind in the UK, and is only made possible because we have one of the biggest women's teams in the country.

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Some of our boxers go to compete at other shows such as the Clash of Kings in London.

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In the last few weeks of term, selection for the training camp is made by the captains and the coaches. This decision is based on a combination of ability and commitment.

Training camp

In the week before Hilary term starts we organise an intense pre-season training camp in Oxford.

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A typical day starts with a 7km run at 6am, followed by some sprints and bodyweight exercises.

In the late morning, we head to the gym for bag work and circuits. Late evening we have our third and final session of the day, which focuses on technique and sparring.

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​Training camp is a physically demanding week, but our boxers return fitter and more ready to

step into the ring than they have ever been before.

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HILARY

Hilary is the busiest term we have in the boxing club. We continue to have new people joining us throughout the term, whilst our competitive team are thrown straight into our second show of the year: Town vs Gown. 

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Every year we host this sold-out show in the Oxford Union or at Iffley, where OUABC boxers go up against challengers from other clubs, universities, and other members of our own club. The night offers many of our boxers a chance to compete, and is a precursor to the BUCS tournament and ultimately the Varsity Show.

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Shortly after Town vs Gown, we send a small team to the British Universities Championships, a National competition hosted by BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport), where our boxers get the chance to compete against fellow boxers from universities across the country. Our women regularly return with medals.

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Finally, at the end of Hilary, Varsity is upon us. Oxford and Cambridge alternate who hosts the event, and the teams compete across a series of bouts for the Truelove Bowl.

TRINITY

Trinity term is usually far more relaxed. This is the perfect opportunity for the newer boxers in the club to start progressing to sparring if that is what they would like to do.

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However, following the inaugural OUABC vs the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst we hope to continue this show which will run in Trinity term.

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In early Trinity a new committee is elected, and we hold our annual dinner where we celebrate the achievements of the club that year.

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