Jonas Railton, a boxer from Seconds Out Boxing Academy, Ferryhill and a student at St John’s Catholic School & Sixth Form College, Bishop Auckland, is currently training hard to achieve big things in 2022.
Jonas has been praised on many occasions by his school for his success in boxing, one being when he won the England Boxing Schools National title in 2019 and when he made the semi-finals of the England Boxing School National Championships in 2021.
So far this year, Jonas was entered into the England Boxing Junior Championships where he made the quarter final stages of the competition and lost on a split decision giving him a minor setback. Jonas thought his loss would potentially affect his chances of being selected for the England Boxing Talent Pathway.
He was then invited to an open talent day held by England Boxing at Tamworth in Birmingham for those boxers who fell short in the Junior Championships. Following the open talent day, Jonas received a letter from England Boxing informing him that he had been identified and RAGG rated by England Boxing Coaches and was offered a place on the ‘Discovery’ phase of the Talent Pathway, where he will attend camps at the GB Boxing Gym at English Institute of Sport in Sheffield until 2023. Attendance at these camps is key for Jonas’ development and to aid the England Coaches to track the boxers progress. Attendance at the camps can provide eligibility to be selected by England coaches for key Junior Competitions.
Jonas also has a number of box cups scheduled over the next few months one being the first ever North East Box Cup, The Angel of the North, the Glasgow Lonsdale and Hull Box Cups.
Jonas is very ambitious making sacrifices and dedicating his spare time to the sport he loves and enjoys. He has recently been offered a sponsorship with a local company MTS Auto & Recovery who thought it would be a great idea to support Jonas and help him financially in his sporting career.
The owner of MTS said “Jonas is a great role model to other young boys and girls by promoting excellent sportsmanship. He is a fine example in showing that getting into a sport or after school activity keeps children off the streets and by doing so can achieve rewarding results. We have no doubt that Jonas will succeed in his boxing and achieve great things.”
Bishop Auckland's local community newspaper.
