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10/10/2007
Congratulations to Scott
Eighteen year-old Scott Cardle, from Lytham, has been named North West Regional Winner in the prestigious 2007 OCS Young Sports Person Awards. The young boxer beat off stiff competition to land the award, which comes with a cheque for £2,500. A boxer since the age of 8, Scott made his amateur debut at 11. This season he was the only junior boxer in Great Britain to win two major titles - the British Title at The National Association of Clubs for Young People's finals, and his third consecutive Junior ABA title.
Scott relies on help from his club with travel and competition fees, so feels the award and the £2,500 of support it brings will make a real difference: "I've just been selected for the Olympic squad, for Team GB - and that's been my ambition since I was a young boy. Hopefully I'll be able to make Team GB for the 2012 London Olympics. The award will really help with equipment and facilities. At my gym, my coaches do a lot to help subsidise me, because I haven't been funded, but I have been training full-time. I intend to give a lot back to my gym, because they've helped me so much over the years."
Scott, who trains by running over sand dunes, and making at least two or three trips to the gym every day, has achieved his success despite having to undergo surgery for a lifelong leg length discrepancy, resulting in one leg growing faster than the other. Having captained the England Cadet team in the World Championships, the young boxer is determined to represent England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 2012.
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