Brother and sister enjoy boxing success

A brother and sister, who train at former professional boxer Tommy Coyle's gym on Clough Road in Hull, are celebrating their latest achievements in boxing.

Laylah Beecher, 15, has won the England Boxing National Schools Championships title for the third year in a row.

Meanwhile, Corben Beecher, 20, won his first professional debut fight live on sports streaming service DAZN at Connexin Live in October.

"To finally make my debut, I've had dreams about it, and actually it coming true felt amazing," he said.

Corben described the fight as "surreal".

"The best night of my life, to be honest," he added.

Laylah said it was "emotional" to watch her brother win his first professional fight.

"I had my mum next to me, clinging on to me, nervous as anything and I was just there excited to watch him box because I knew that he's been training for this since he was a little boy.

"To see him get into that ring, it just made me feel so proud," she added.

Laylah decided to pursue boxing after being "dragged along" to Corben's training sessions from a young age.

"I tried it, absolutely loved it, and here I am now doing the best I possibly could do."

Corben said it made him "proud" to know he had inspired his sister.

"She inspires me, we both bounce off each other," he added.

Representing England, Laylah travelled to Montenegro last year and gained a bronze medal.

"Probably one of the best experiences of my life," she said.

Corben said it inspired him to "push on".

"She's done the country proud and it makes me want to do the country proud as well," he added.

Their mum, Cara Broome, said she had to "sit back and actually just stop and think about how far they've both come".

"It only feels like yesterday since Corben was walking into the gym and he had gloves that were practically as big as his arms," she added.

Coyle said the siblings were "going to go on to do great things".

"Hull should be really excited and really proud of them," he added.

Corben's next professional fight is at Connexin Live on 20 November.

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