“The British Boxing Awards will shine a light on the people and organisations contributing to the phenomenal growth of the sport.”

Boxing Futures nominated for national award against Sports Direct, TNT Sports and Adidas giants

Boxing Futures has been nominated for an award at the inaugural British Boxing Awards 2025. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have been nominated for Male British Boxer of the Year, while Katie Taylor and Natasha Jonas are nominees for Women’s British Boxer of the Year.

The 10-year-old charity is standing against giants like Sports Direct, TNT Sport and Adidas in the Outstanding Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility Award. Boxing Futures was nominated for its Box Out Of It programme. It has also been named as Charity Partner for the event.

Boxing Futures CEO Anthony York said: “We are absolutely delighted with this opportunity, and are so grateful to those who nominated us. It is testimony to the hard work all our staff put in, and their endless passion and enthusiasm for helping young people.

“We are thrilled that our very first programme, Box Out Of It, has been recognised on the national stage, and the fact that we are against such household names like Sports Direct, Adidas and TNT Sports speaks volumes about our impact.”

The British Boxing Awards, partnered by Mail Sport, is the first time that all levels of British boxing, from the grassroots gym volunteers to the international superstars, will be recognised at one flagship event. Former boxing greats including Frank Bruno, Lennox Lewis and Ricky Hatton are also on the shortlist for their work to promote access to the sport at grassroots level.

Ricky Hatton and Nicola Adams will host the glittering, star-studded awards ceremony, to be held in London in March.

Ricky was a former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012. He held multiple world championships in the light-welterweight division, and one at welterweight. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine, the Boxing Writers Association of America, and ESPN.

Nicola was the first female Olympic gold medallist boxer in London in 2012 and retained her flyweight title in Rio in 2016. She held the WBO flyweight title in 2019 and retired undefeated after six fights.

Nicola said: “The British Boxing Awards will shine a light on the people and organisations contributing to the phenomenal growth of the sport. Boxing champions, both in and out of the ring, will be recognised at this flagship event, which is a first for the sport in the UK.”