Matt Maher: Make or break as Kirstie Bavington fights to keep dreams alive
But then Kirstie Bavington is not your typical athlete. PE teacher at Sedgley’s Beacon Hill Academy by day, at night – and in the very early morning – Bavington is a European boxing champion, who dedicates her life to training in pursuit of the dream she has harboured since childhood to one day become a full-time professional sportswoman.