Shrewsbury’s Mary-Kate Smith selected for European Boxing Championships

Shrewsbury boxer Mary-Kate Smith will look to follow up her Commonwealth Games success with another medal at the European Boxing Championships in Bulgaria.

Smith is one of 15 boxers selected to represent GB Boxing at the championships in Sofia, which get underway on September 17.

The 22-year-old is one of nine Commonwealth Games medallists named in the squad, having won bronze in the 75kg division at Glasgow 2026.

She will now bid to add to her medal collection when she competes in the middleweight (75kg) category at the European Championships.

GB Boxing performance director Rob McCracken said: “We are coming off the back of a successful Commonwealth Games so this a great opportunity for the boxers to keep building momentum and perform well on the international stage.

“The European Boxing Championships is a tough competition that will provide another good test for all of the boxers and give us a clear idea of how they are developing as we look forward to next year when the Olympic qualifying campaign will get underway.”

The championships will be the first senior continental event hosted by the European Boxing Confederation since it was established in 2023. Competition will take place across 10 weight categories for both men and women.

Smith learned her trade at local clubs including Shrewsbury School of Boxing before having her first competitive bouts with Telford Amateur Boxing Club.