A gym in Liverpool will have the only boxing representative of Merseyside and Cheshire at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as Jamie Devine steps foot into the ring representing the Isle of Man.
The 25-year-old has been drawn to fight Ghanaian boxer Abdul Omar in the 63.5kg and under weight category at the competition, held in Birmingham. Liverpool has a rich history at the Commonwealth Games with Peter McGrail reigning victorious in Australia in 2018 where he beat Samuel Yaw Addo.
Devine first walked into the No Limits Gym in Liverpool 12 to 18 months ago as he looked to end a seven-year hiatus away from the ring. The Douglas-born fighter has been successful in his amateur career winning a number of Box Cups and reached the semi-finals of the National ABAs which landed him qualification to this summer's Games.
