Calum French must be the unluckiest man in British boxing.

But French is now looking to put misfortune behind him after linking up with a new trainer, former world champion Anthony Crolla.

He returns to action on Saturday, fighting at the Rainton Meadows Arena near his hometown of Gateshead.

French was previously a stellar amateur boxer, who went on a fine run at lightweight for GB on the international circuit.

He kept himself in that division as his friend, a clubmate as well as international team-mate, Luke McCormack had the spot in the division above.

But his dream of going to the Olympics was snatched away when his whole weight class was eliminated from the Tokyo Games.

"You should have seen what I was going through on GB, what I was eating to make that weight. It was rough," Fre

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