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Antony Fowler and Joe Joyce head GB men's boxing team for European Games

Image: Antony Fowler: Named in GB team for European Games

Antony Fowler and Joe Joyce will head a nine-strong Great Britain men's boxing team at next month's inaugural European Games in Baku.

The Commonwealth Games gold medallists will hope success at the event can earn qualification slots for the World Championships in Qatar later this year - which is itself a qualifier for the Rio Olympics.

The four-strong women's team, including Olympic champion Nicola Adams and former world champion Savannah Marshall, was announced last month.

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Super-heavyweight Joyce said: "It is a great achievement to be selected to be part of Team GB and I am really looking forward to competing at the European Games.

"It is part of the pathway for Olympic qualification so it is an important tournament and all of us in the boxing team will be looking to do our best and making a good start on the road to Rio."

Great Britain men's boxing team for European Games in Baku: Harvey Horn (49kg), Muhammad Ali (52kg), Qais Ashfaq (56kg), Luke McCormack (60kg), Sam Maxwell (64kg), Josh Kelly (69kg), Antony Fowler (75kg), Joshua Buatsi (81kg), Joe Joyce (91+kg).

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