Outstanding Weekend for Beck

We are always proud of the achievements of our alumni but over the weekend they excelled themselves yet again.

Former student Liam Smith was involved in the Boxing at the M&S Arena in Liverpool. Liam one of the outstanding ‘Smiths Brothers’, topped the bill with an emphatic victory over Sam Eggington. In fairness, Liam was on a different level to Sam as he makes progress towards another world title.

The Smiths

On Tuesday 4th December 2018, the ‘Smith Brothers’ visited their former school, Archbishop Beck Catholic College, to further inspire the students. Paul, Stephen, Liam and Callum did a training session with year 7 students, a question and answer session with students from across the year groups before enthusiastically allowing photographs to be taken with hundreds of students and signing autographs.

Headteacher, Paul Dickinson said: “ The Smith Brothers are truly inspirational individuals and fine ambassadors for the College. Whenever they come into the college they share their experiences freely and motivate the students to act maturely and strive to follow their dreams. Congratulations to all the lads on their achievements and hopefully there will be many more to come.”

Congratulations to Callum Smith!

Congratulations to Alumni, Callum Smith from everyone at Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College. Callum became the new WBA Super-Middleweight champion of the world in Saudi Arabia on Friday, 28th September, 2018. Callum also retained his WBC Diamond belt and picked up the vacant Ring Magazine bauble and the Muhammad Ali Trophy.

He joins his brother Liam who has also been a world champion, whilst Paul and Stephen have also had world title fights.

Headteacher, Paul Dickinson, stated “The College is extremely proud of the four Smith brothers for their achievements. They are excellent role models for the students and regularly visit the College to support the students. Callum’s achievement is well deserved and it would be fantastic to see him defend his titles in Liverpool, hopefully at Anfield”.

Alumni Leave Powerful Message

“A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.” Wade Boggs

Former students Darren Till and Stephen Smith paid a surprise visit to our college on Tuesday 3rd July and treated our students to a master class in MMA and Boxing. They started the day presenting Sports Day Awards in the Year 8 assembly followed by a question and answer session.

Our students asked some excellent questions, one example was Joel: “Darren what is your biggest weakness?”

Darren:
“Me, and my frame of mind, what I do is 90% in my mind the other 10% is my physical attributes. When I get into the ring I know I can beat anyone no matter who they are or how big they are, the next time you face adversity or think you can’t do something tell yourself you can. I never miss a training session.”

Darren and Stephen also discussed the importance of a healthy, balance diet and their training regimes and nutritional requirements.

The athletes then deliver a PE lesson to our Year 7 and 6th form students demonstrating the art of MMA and boxing.

They athletes were a true inspiration to our staff and students.

Speaking after the visit, Paul Dickinson, Headteacher of the College said, “we are immensely proud of the Alumni of the College. We have so many success stories of outstanding achievement in Sport, the Arts and in Professional life, the college is a wonderful place to learn the discipline it takes to become world class”.

Sporting Performances

Congratulations to two outstanding sporting alumni for their performances on the 9th and 10th December 2017.

Firstly, in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10th December, Stephen Smith showed incredible courage, determination and resilience when he fought Francisco Vargas in Las Vegas in the super-featherweight division. Stephen is only the second ‘scouser’ to box in Las Vegas, following John Conteh in 1976.

Stephen lost the fight on a technical issue following a clash of heads which left Stephen with a nasty ear injury after nine rounds. Stephen was willing to carry on but the ringside doctor would not allow the fight to continue. Everyone at Archbishop Beck Catholic College wishes Stephen a speedy recovery.

Later in the day JohnJoe Kenny played in his first Derby match at Anfield. Everton managed to scrape a 1-1 draw having been dominated by Liverpool for much of the game. However, JohnJoe gave a solid performance particularly in the second half where he showed great character and commitment. JohnJoe said after the game: “I loved it. We defended well. They’ve got a good attack and have been scoring goals. We had to keep our shape and a little bit of magic from Wayne Rooney and Dominic Calvert-Lewin meant we got a penalty and the draw.”

Congratulations to two outstanding former students of Archbishop Beck Catholic College.

Smith Brothers (Alumni) Return to College

The Smiths returned to the College to celebrate their success stories and share their experiences with the students at Archbishop Beck.

The day began with college students completing some of the daily exercises they undertake as part of their intensive training regime. This was followed by a fascinating Q&A session. This session allowed our students to ask some intriguing and challenging questions. The Smiths answered each and every question without any hesitation.

Throughout the whole day the brothers were an inspiration to both the students and staff at our College. They even sat to have lunch with our students. The Smiths were a breath of fresh air and nothing was too much trouble posing for photographs and signing memorabilia throughout the whole day. They day was due to finish at 11:30, but they didn’t leave the College until 2:30pm! A successful day and an emotional return for the Smith brothers. This was an unforgettable experience for all involved and something we will hopefully aim to repeat in the future.

Thanks to Mr McKean for organising a memorable day and of course, many, many thanks to Paul, Stephen, Liam And Callum for joining us. Good luck for your future fights lads!

Former Students make Boxing History!

Many congratulations to our former students, ‘The Smiths’, who have made history in the boxing world. All four brothers Paul, Stephen, Liam and now Callum have been British Champions. This is an accomplishment unlikely to ever be repeated. Callum was the last of the brothers to win the British Championship by beating Michael ‘Rocky’ Fielding on Saturday night, 7th November, at a sell-out Liverpool Echo Arena. Callum’s victory came in an enthralling first round knockout.

Congratulations to all the Smith Brothers who attended Archbishop Beck Catholic College between 1994 and 2006. Their younger sister Chloe also attended the College and left a few years ago.

Best wishes to all the Smiths and we wish them well as they attempt to match Liam’s World Title which he won, last month, October, 2015.

World Champion Boxer!

A massive congratulations goes out to former Archbishop Beck student Liam Smith, who has just won the WBO World Super-Welterweight Title!

Liverpool boxer Liam Smith became an overnight celebrity after claiming the WBO world super-welterweight title.

But the 27-year-old still has to clean his bedroom, his mum Margaret today revealed.

Since defeating John Thompson with a knockout in the seventh round at Manchester Arena on Saturday night, Liam, nicknamed Beefy, has been inundated with messages of congratulations from big names across the sporting world.

England football captain Wayne Rooney congratulated him in person on fight night, former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard sent him a personal message and thousands of others have been in touch on social media.

Liam, who lives with his family in Aintree, said: “I’m not a proper emotional person. But the tweets I read made me nearly start crying. I was all choked up.

“It hasn’t really sunk in yet. Yesterday, I did what I do after every single fight – I was out with the same gang of lads and we went to the same places. But every time I go on social media the amount of messages from people saying well done gives me tingles in my belly.

“I’m over the moon and the fans have just been amazing.”

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