{"id":9961,"date":"2011-09-08T16:40:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T16:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2011\/09\/08\/singh-ing-for-scotland\/"},"modified":"2011-09-08T16:40:53","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T16:40:53","slug":"singh-ing-for-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2011\/09\/08\/singh-ing-for-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Singh-ing for Scotland!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meet Danny,Ronnie & Ricky \u2013 the brothers hoping to take Scottish boxing by storm<\/h3>\n
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GROWING up brothers Danny, Ronnie and Ricky Singh did what all siblings do \u2013 they fought constantly \u2013 but this trio are taking that fighting spirit a step further as they aim to become Scottish boxing greats.<\/strong> <\/div>\n

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The brothers \u2013 Danny, 20, Ronnie, 21 and Ricky 23 \u2013 have won 15 amateur boxing titles between them and are hungry for more. <\/div>\n

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Refreshingly they can count on family support – their uncle Harry Dhami was the first British Asian Sikh to win the British title in professional boxing, while dad Gugy Singh has supported them throughout their journey. <\/div>\n

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\u201cWe got into boxing because of my dad, he was a boxer when he was younger and its now family tradition,\u201d says Danny. \u201cMy dad trained my uncle when they were kids, and my uncle Harry Dhami became the first British Asian Sikh to win the British title in professional boxing.<\/div>\n

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\u201cMy dad would always take us to the gym with him and we would mess about watching him train until we got older and started doing it seriously ourselves.\u201d<\/div>\n

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The brothers hope to emulate their uncle\u2019s success and become the next British Asian Sikh boxing champions \u2013 something that\u2019s never been achieved since uncle Harry\u2019s triumph. <\/div>\n

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Born in Kent, the brothers found themselves on their way to Scotland at a young age after dad Gugy brought a business in the town of Irvine.<\/div>\n

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Undeterred by their new surroundings, the brothers\u2019 passion for boxing was evident. Growing up Danny cites Prince Naseem Hamed as a huge inspiration.<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhen we were young we always stayed up to watch Prince box and was fascinated with his entrances,\u201d says Danny.<\/div>\n

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\u201cMy dad would be getting ready at 5am to open the shop while the fight would just come on TV and we would all be asleep on the sofas as we could never stay up.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Today, the role models have changed and the brothers are already becoming household names in boxing. <\/div>\n

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\u201cYoungsters look up to Amir Khan and we want to be able to reach the same heights,\u201d Danny says. \u201cWe get people on Facebook and Twitter telling us how proud they are of what we are doing and if they can meet us and it\u2019s great.\u201d<\/div>\n

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With a number of titles (Haringey Cup Champion, Scottish Champion, Western District Champion, GB Bronze medallist, ABS Novice champion, Junior Western District Champion) already under their belts the brothers are hoping to turn professional in the coming years. <\/div>\n

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But with the numbers of professional Asian boxers at a low, Danny knows it will be hard, and understands why so many promising young Asians don\u2019t make it professionally. <\/div>\n

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\u201cA lot of Asians don’t take up professional levels because at the age of 18 everyone needs a job and boxing doesn’t pay well unless you make it big,\u201d he says. \u201cIn a way everyone stops boxing as it gets in the way of jobs. But we don’t have to worry about that as my dad supports us and has built a gym in the back of the shop and the back of our home where we train all the time.\u201d<\/div>\n

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It is at that gym where the brothers do their bit for the community. Eager to see more youngsters take up the sport, the gym doubles up as a community sports centre.<\/div>\n

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\u201cMy dad set up the gym about 10 years ago when we were young just so we could train and use it, and now we train other people there ourselves. We get a lot of parents asking us to train their kids near their home and we do we like to help others.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Today the brothers are working towards another goal \u2013 representing Scotland in the 2014 Commonwealth Games set to be held in Glasgow. <\/div>\n

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\u201cIf we haven\u2019t turned professional by then, the Commonwealth Games are definitely something we want to do,\u201d says Danny. <\/div>\n

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\u201cWe were part of the trials for the last Commonwealth Games but Scotland only sent four boxers due to lack of funding and we didn’t go so hopefully we will go to the next ones.\u201d<\/div>\n

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And with the London 2012 on the horizon, the brothers have also been getting into the Olympic spirit. <\/div>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve been training with the Zambia Olympic team over the Summer and it\u2019s been great. They were very fit, but technically when sparring we were better than them and know we can compete at that level.\u201d<\/div>\n


\nLook like anything\u2019s possible for boxing brothers Danny, Ronnie and Ricky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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