Pte Barry (red gloves) in the semi-final of the Army Major Units Boxing Championship, Colchester, 29 February 2012.

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment box against 4th Battalion The Rifles in the semi-final of the Army Major Units Boxing Championship at Colchester on 29 February 2012.

Private Thomas Barry (red gloves), 25, Anti Tank Platoon, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, takes the fight to his opponent Rfn Mathieson and wins. 3 PARA won the semi-final 6-3.

At the final against 22 Engineer Regiment on 29 March 2012 in Aldershot, 3 PARA went on to win 8-1.

3 PARA has won the competition every time it has entered since 2003. The unit did not compete in 2006, 2008 or 2011 because it was on operations in Afghanistan.