Alice Pumphrey will sit down to watch the Lionesses’ latest bid for glory on Sunday without a flicker of regret that she turned her back on a promising football career to target success of a different kind in the Olympic boxing ring.
The Blackpool 19-year-old, who has been named in the 16-strong Great Britain squad for September’s World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, was scouted by Manchester United at the age of 11 and signed an academy contract with every intention of making it to the top of the sport.
