BARRY MCGUIGAN BOXING ACADEMY

That this House congratulates Barry McGuigan in setting up a boxing academy that highlights the importance of grassroots community sports facilities; notes the significance of icons of the sporting world in establishing projects that will inspire young people to develop their skills and true potential; recognises the contribution to the boxing community that Barry McGuigan as the former WBO Featherweight Champion has made by creating the Professional Boxing Association designed to support the welfare as well as the education of boxers; hopes that the Boxing Academy will be a great success in Leicester; and looks forward to the creation of other new centres in cities across the country.