Darlington Boxing and Martial Arts Academy wil provide over half the England squad which takes part in an international match this weekend.

The England thai-boxing team will cross the channel to take on France with five of the eight-man squad being members of the club owned by Paul Hamilton.

Hamilton, who is also the head England coach, can boast the following players from his club who have been called up.

They are Paul Spinks (fighting the French National champion and World Amateur champion), Craig Shaw (also fighting the French National champion and World Amateur champion), Michael Dicks (also fighting the French National champion and World Amateur champion), Rod Harding (fighting the French National champion) and Oliver Ley (fighting the French National champion).

Last weekend four of the club's members made-up the entire four-man England squad who beat Scotland 4-0 in Glasgow.

Neil Walton, Spinks, Harding and Ley were the fighters that day and they all enyoyed notable and impressive victories.