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An Army boxer hoping to take part in the Tokyo Olympics ran off laughing after he knocked his girlfriend out and attacked her two friends, a court heard. Lance Corporal John Marvin beat up his then-partner, Georgia Haywood, by slamming her leg in a door at his home in the Isle of Wight. After she ran off to her own house, he turned up again later and used his amateur boxing skills to batter her and two of her friends in the street. The 27-year-old, who was looking to represent the Philippines at the Games, yesterday pleaded guilty to the attacks as well as a previous assault where he grabbed a woman by her hair and threw her to the floor, knocking her out. ....
John Marvin outside court. Marvin is an English-Filipino amateur light heavyweight boxer who has boxed for the army, and represented the Philippines in boxing internationally. A Lance Corporal, he has been in the army for eight years. He will be sentenced, following probation reports, on January 11, at the same court. All options are available, including custody. Liz Miller prosecuting, said Miss Haywood was Marvin s girlfriend at the time of the attack. She had gone to the Duke of York pub in Cowes with friends, leaving behind a moody and aggressive Marvin. She felt bad about leaving him, so went back to his home address. He pushed her to the floor, trapping her leg in the door, which he then repeatedly shut on her leg, causing bruising. ....