Jake Paul’s gift leaves Cwmavon Hornets in shock after coach's death

A boxing club in south Wales had such a shock when professional boxer and influencer Jake Paul sent support they initially thought it "was fake". Jake Paul stepped in to help the Cwmavon Hornets ABC in Neath Port Talbot after the death of its head coach and founder Nigel Davies. Davies guided more than 100 national boxing champions and represented Wales in European and world championships. Paul, who founded the anti-bullying organisation Boxing Bullies Foundation, found out about the Cwmavon club when a former boxer from the club started working for him, and he donated 16 pairs of boxing gloves. The influencer described how boxing changed his life and it was an easy decision to help out. Davies founded Cwmavon Hornets in 1995 and ran it until his death in August 2025. The club described him as "more than a coach" and a second father or grandfather to many of the boxers he coached. During his career he worked with boxers including Anthony Joshua, Joe Cordina, Fred Evans, Andrew Selby and Sean McGoldrick. He was known for embracing local talent and growing a strong community, and coached at two Olympic games in Beijing 2008 and London 2012. When ex-Cwmavon Hornets boxer Ethan Gilbert