Bury Amateur Boxing Club was founded in the 1930’s and is the oldest in the country. As Amir tussles with the pros and cons of going professional, the real story is what is happening at the club. What are the social and physical benefits of boxing for these young people newly brought to boxing. As assistant coach Ian McGovern says of Amir “the big lesson is what a fine young gentleman he has become.”

Mike Jelley says that the skills of boxing are difficult, demanding co ordination and balance, but there are other social skills too and being in an environment where everyone is working hard has benefits for the young people.

This programme looks at the boxing club’s place in the community, and the silver medal’s impact nine months after Athens. British Asian’s represent 9% of the North West population – what have the lasting effects of the medal been for them. This programme takes the story forward from the Olympics to its climax at the exhibition – to capture the aftermath of the silver on a community and a sport which had fallen out of fashion.