Boxer Chantel Whiting continues her Olympic dream with the support of Redrow Homes

Redrow Homes is delighted to continue its support as one of the key sponsors to rising boxing star Chantel Whiting from Tavistock.

16-year-old Chantel is hoping to follow in the footsteps of her hero Nicola Adams, the world’s first female Olympic boxing champion.

Commenting on her sponsorship, Chantel said: “Redrow has made an unbelievable difference to my boxing career so far. There’s no way I would have been able to fund all the travel, accommodation and equipment costs that are required to compete at this level in boxing.

“Redrow has continued to support me along my boxing journey and I’m very grateful for this.”

“The past few months really have been a bit of a whirlwind! In March I won the Junior National Championships in Rotterdam, and then in May I competed in the Three Nations Championships, winning three rounds to become British number one.”

Chantel has now been accepted onto the England Talent Pathway, which will put her on track for Olympic success. Boxers selected for this scheme attend training sessions with the England squad coaches throughout the year, aimed to develop young boxers to compete at the highest level.

“My immediate focus over the next few months will be gearing up to represent England at the European Championships in Russia later this year in October.

“My biggest boxing dream has always been to compete at the Olympic Games, and everything I’m doing now is working up to qualifying for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

“I first became interested in boxing aged 12 when I went along to watch my brother’s training session – as they say, the rest is history!”

Annie Williams, head of sales at Redrow West Country said: “We are extremely privileged to be a part of Chantel’s journey to success in the boxing world.

“It really is fantastic to be able to support such a young talent from the West Country, and we wish her the best of luck as we continue to follow her success in all the upcoming competitions.”