Britain’s next heavyweight hope gunning for Glasgow Games gold
Damar Thomas: Britain’s next heavyweight hope is gunning for gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Super-heavyweight hope Damar Thomas is determined to...
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- Damar Thomas: Britain’s next heavyweight hope is gunning for gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Super-heavyweight hope Damar Thomas is determined to prove just how good he can be at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow; Thomas fell just short of a World championship medal when he met amateur boxing legend Julio La Cruz; Since then Thomas has been on an excellent winning run Friday 24 July 2026 22:16, UK Britain’s heavyweight boxing scene in thriving.
- I'm taking it as another competition," Thomas told Sky Sports.
- I need to be in the best shape I can be and do everything that I can to get the success I want, which is the gold medal." Thomas fell just short of guaranteeing himself a medal at the World championships last year.
- Since then however Thomas has been on a fine winning run, picking up gold medals at the European under-23 championships and the Strandja, another top calibre tournament.
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Damar Thomas: Britain’s next heavyweight hope is gunning for gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Super-heavyweight hope Damar Thomas is determined to prove just how good he can be at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow; Thomas fell just short of a World championship medal when he met amateur boxing legend Julio La Cruz; Since then Thomas has been on an excellent winning run Friday 24 July 2026 22:16, UK Britain’s heavyweight boxing scene in thriving. I'm taking it as another competition," Thomas told Sky Sports. I need to be in the best shape I can be and do everything that I can to get the success I want, which is the gold medal." Thomas fell just short of guaranteeing himself a medal at the World championships last year. Since then however Thomas has been on a fine winning run, picking up gold medals at the European under-23 championships and the Strandja, another top calibre tournament. "I was gutted that I lost in the quarter-finals of the World championships," Thomas said. Since the World championships look what I've done.