Davison retired in 2012 but Nicola Adams inspired her and after having three children she will fight for Team GB in Tokyo
“Someone asked me the other day if I would prefer to be known as The Boxing Mum rather than just another fighter or mother,” Charley Davison says, “and I just thought: ‘Yeah, I really like that.’ That’s what gives me the drive. That’s what I think about all the time – my kids and boxing. People congratulate me on making the Olympics and they always say: ‘Oh, we can’t believe you’ve got three children.’ But before I get into that ring all I think about is them three children. This is not just for me. It’s for them as well. This could change my life as well as theirs if I was to get a medal at the Olympics.”
Davison was on the fringes of Olympic selection when she retired from boxing in 2012 to start a family with her partner in Lowestoft. After giving birth to Arnell, Amani and Amir, Davison returned to the gym in 2019 to lose weight and she was soon gripped by boxing all over again. She became England national champion later that same year and, last month, she won her place as a flyweight in the GB Olympic squad. Davison is now determined to win a medal in Tokyo.
