A BOXING club has brought home gold, silver and bronze in a prestigious European tournament.
Bronx Boxing Club, based in Tranent, attended the King of the Ring tournament in Borås, Sweden, on November 1.
This was the fourth time that the club had attended the event, which is the largest of its kind and sees boxers from across the globe fight it out for the top spot.
More than 700 boxers from 160 clubs attended the event on the outskirts of Gothenburg.
The club, which has been established for 15 years, took eight of its members to the event.
Colborne, who usually competes in the 60kg category, was bumped up to the 63.5kg category for the event.
However, this did not stop him from bringing back a gold medal.
He beat his opponents from Afghanistan and Sweden with unanimous decisions.
This comes just a week after he won the Scottish Development Championship.
Colborne said: "Every punch thrown in that ring is a step towards my goal of competing in the Commonwealth Games.
"I’m proud of my achievements, but also see it as an opportunity to continually improve both mentally and physically."
MacDonald also won gold in the 50kg category for the second year in a row.
He has previously won the Scottish Golden Gloves Championships and the British Championships, and was selected for the national team in June.
Barton brought home the silver medal in the heavyweight elite category.
He won a third-round stoppage against an Icelandic opponent in his semi-final and missed out on gold with a close split decision in the final.
Other members of the team had varying degrees of success at the tournament.
McDonald, who had gone unbeaten in his first five bouts of this season, lost out to his Swedish opponent in the diploma category.
McLay, aged just 11, had his first competitive bout against a local Swedish boxer.
Despite losing out on a close decision, he showed "great courage" and determination over the three rounds.
Robbins and Johnston also put in strong performances but lost out on the judges' scorecards.
Brown had no opponent in the youth category for her age and weight.
Despite this, she managed to get 12 rounds of sparring over the three days with senior elite boxers from France, Norway and Iceland.
She handled these sparring partners with ease, solidifying her place on the Team Scotland pathway, and she will fully represent her country next year.
Team coaches John McCallum and Richard Snaith were pleased with all the boxers' performances.
They said: "Everyone from the club has travelled and delivered – fantastic performances all round.
"Going forward, we can only hope that we can secure the boxing club for a long period of time.
"It is imperative to have the Bronx Boxing Club in East Lothian.
"The sense of belonging, structure, routine and the opportunities it provides children and young people are life-changing."
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