Teagn Stott’s rise continues with GB cruiserweight approval
Great Britain boxing chiefs have endorsed a move up to cruiserweight for highly-decorated amateur Teagn Stott.
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The 6ft 3ins Hillsborough fighter attracted global attention when he became a silver medallist at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool in September.
He injured a hand in the final defeat, but is recovering well.
The 22-year-old has a great future ahead of him as he picks up experience both on the amateur circuit at the English Institute of Sport and the more professionally orientated Sheffield Boxing Centre.
SBC coach Glyn Rhodes has been suggesting a move up in weight category for some time. He is delighted how well Stott has represented his nation at multiple countries throughout 2025.
"He is one of the first kids from our area to make it to the World Championships.
"To come away with the silver medal is probably not what he wanted; he probably wanted the gold, but it was a hard competition so he is very fortunate to at least come away with silver.
"He is training down at the GB squad; we still see quite a lot of him in our gym.
"He is one of the best prospects in the country. I think he will make heavyweight when he matures. He is a big kid and can carry the weight."
Rhodes said his nutritionist and GB support staff agree his frame merited a move up to cruiserweight as he seeks more titles to come.
"He is such a great talent, one of the best kids in the country. He is boxing all over the world. The experience he is getting is unbelievable, which eventually will stand him in good stead later on in his career."
Asked if there was a clash of styles training with GB amateurs alongside the more professional, Rhodes said: "I like to think they complement each other.
"They are doing things down at the EIS which are strictly amateur, and I have got my way of doing things, which is more professional.
"One day, hopefully, when he fulfils his full potential as an amateur boxer, he will be hoping to turn pro."
It had to be a gradual transformation from one side of the sport to the other, he said.
Stott has an impressive CV, including gold at the 2024 European Under-23 Championships.