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Article by Jane Warburton and Paul Webb © Mark Jones Heartlands HobsMoat ABC has been the forgotten club of Birmingham. Based behind an old church in Sparkhill, this run-down club was hardly the ‘jewell’ of Birminghams’ Boxing Scene. The building – an old church hall – is just a short …

© Mark Jones A fire which destroyed Chelmsley Wood ABC two months ago has rendered the popular Birmingham club ‘unsafe’ to use. Burglars broke in to the gym vandalising equipment before setting it ablaze at the end of March. The Amateur Club in Chapelhouse Road, Tile Cross, has provided boxing …