Guernsey’s boxing club has had it future secured “for 100 years” after raising £1m, leaders say.
The Guernsey Amalgamated Boxing Club has been based in its St Martin’s building since 1935, but members said the site was now “essentially falling down”.
Members set out to raise the mammoth amount a year ago and, through the efforts of volunteers and donations from the community, they now had enough money to refurbish the facility into a state-of-the-art club building, leaders said.
The club said “elated was an understatement” after it reached the target, and it was predicting work on the site would begin in 2027.
The Guernsey Amalgamated Boxing Club has been credited with helping boost the profile of the sport on the island.
Former English super-flyweight champion Brad Watson and Billy le Poullain are among many fighters to come through the ranks.