05/11/2026
Congratulations to our Gateshead store's very own boxing champion Mitchell who has just won the Senior 75-80kg weight final in the England National Boxing Development championships.
Mitchell, who's 22 and has been with Asda nearly six years, started boxing at the age of seven and now trains six days a week at Highfell Boxing Club. He said: "Boxing is character building and good for self-growth. It shows us how to work hard and be dedicated and disciplined. Even if it turns out that I don't want to be a boxer I think the skills and the values that I've learned will carry me in life."
His next goal is to take part in the Amateur Boxing Alliance championship next year: "I want to see how just good of an athlete I can become, before age catches up with me. I'm not 100% sure if my ambition is to turn professional yet, but it's a possibility."
Asda Gateshead's community champion Donna said: "We are all so proud of Mitchell. He has worked tirelessly to achieve this. His boxing club has had support from Asda and the Asda Foundation helped to fund equipment through a young person's grant five years ago."