Teenage Carlisle boxer John Joe Carrigan will aim to be on top of the world next month.

The Border City Amateur Boxing Club star has been selected by England to compete in the Under-19 World Championships in the USA.

Carrigan, who has already won a string of European and domestic titles, will fight in the under-70kg division.

After impressing coaches at a recent training camp in Tamworth, Carrigan will now fly to Pueblo, Colorado for the competition which takes place between October 25 and November 5.

It is the biggest stage yet for the Cumbrian, from Todhills, as he bids to make a further mark on the sport.

Carrigan earlier this year became EUBC European youth champion, having previously won the continent’s junior title the previous year.

He has made a number of successful outings for England after impressing the national set-up’s coaching team.

His other recent successes include gold at June’s Three Nations event, while he was also named best male boxer at the Brandenburg Cup in Germany.

England are taking an 11-strong team for the Under-19 World Championships, with six female boxers chosen and five male boxers.

They will be supported by a coaching team of Amanda Coulson, Mick Maguire, Phil Knight and Dave Johnston, with the team manager yet to be appointed.

The competition will see boxers aged 17 and 18 from more than 30 countries compete for medals.

It is the first major tournament in the next Olympic cycle, and will showcase potential stars of the future.

It is also the first ever global world boxing championships at this level and will be held across ten weight categories.

The Chair of USA Boxing’s Board of Directors, Tyson Lee, said: “USA Boxing is honoured to be selected as the host of World Boxing’s first World Championships.

“We look forward to hosting the next generation of elite boxers and delivering a high-quality competition, which places the boxers first and ensures sporting integrity on the field of play.”