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Boxing: European Amateur Championships

2008

Highlights

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Highlights from Liverpool as the best amateurs in Europe square up at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. Also features the clash between Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr.

It is the 38th year that the European Championships have been held, but the first time they have taken place in England. The championships, the first major sports event to be held at the new Echo Arena, mark the first big boxing meet since the Beijing Olympics, where Great Britain's boxing team won three medals for the first time in 36 years.

Commentary from Jim Neilly and Richie Woodhall. Show less

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