The Polytechnic Boxing Club for amateur boxing was formed in 1888 and located at 309 Regent Street in London. The name "Polytechnic" comes from the Royal Polytechnic Institute having been formerly at that address which would later become the home of the University of Westminster.[1][2]
Starting in 1898 the boxing club awarded the Studd trophy, named after Sir John Edward Kynaston Studd.[3] The club was a member of the Amateur Boxing Association of England.
The Polytechnic Magazine being the in-house magazine of the school would cover the boxing club along with many other clubs, social activities, and other news.[4]
^"Polytechnic Boxing Club (fl.1888-1982) - University of Westminster › Records and Archives". Retrieved 2020-11-18. The Polytechnic Boxing Club was formed in 1888, in the same year as the Harriers. Many of the first members came from the gymnasts, and the Club gave an annual Gymnastic Display and Assault-at-Arms in Regent Street.
^"Regent Street Polytechnic (1891-1970) - University of Westminster › Records and Archives". Retrieved 2020-11-18. The Young Men's Christian Institute (originally the Youths' Christian Institute), founded and funded by Quintin Hogg (1845-1903) in Covent Garden, had moved to 309 Regent Street in 1882, and gradually assumed the title of Polytechnic, which came from the name of the building, well known to the public as the former home of the Royal Polytechnic Institution.
^"The sporting heritage of the University of Westminster". University of Westminster. Retrieved 2010-12-21. The Polytechnic Boxing Club was formed in 1888, in the same year as the Harriers. ... From 1898 the Studd Trophy was presented for the best performance by a Polytechnic athlete during the previous year. The winners are listed in the marble on the staircase wall at the back of the Regent Street foyer. The names are unfamiliar to us now, but most were world, Olympic or national champions in their particular sport.[permanent dead link]
^"Home Page - University of Westminster - The Polytechnic Magazine". Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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