London 2012 Team GB boxer becomes Reform UK mayoral candidate
London 2012 Olympic gold medallist boxer Luke Campbell will stand for Reform UK in the upcoming Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election.
Campbell, bantamweight Olympic champion in London, is the sixth candidate to be declared for the May election. In boxing bantamweight is for fighters who are 51kg to 54kg and all four world title belts are currently held by Japanese boxers.
Campbell was unveiled as Reform UK’s candidate by Nigel Farage at a rally in Hull.
He said he was a “Hull lad born and bred,” adding: “I’m not going to stand on this stage and pretend I’m a politician, because I’m certainly not.
“The mayor role for me isn’t about playing politics. It’s about being a voice for Hull and East Yorkshire.”
Campbell added: “We all have a choice, we can stand up for our families, we can stand up for our communities and we can stand up for our future.
“I want to give the people of Hull and East Yorkshire a fighting chance, I want to be accountable for real change.”
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