PUNCH power by a Gosport boxing team has enabled more than £1,000 to be raised for a new wheelchair.

HMS Sultan's boxing team decided to go for a 12-hour sponsored punchbag marathon after Gosport Shopmobility appealed for £2,000 to buy a powered wheelchair for use in Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent.

Ten members of the team took part in the marathon on Friday at the navy training centre.

Linda Barker, mayor of Gosport, paid a visit during the mammoth session to cheer the boxers on.

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