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A year last November, I stood on the balcony of The University of Bolton Stadium, looking down at a growing crowd, sensing a piping hot...

“I loved the sport from an early age, I think I was 11 years old, one of my first memories was when my mum took me to the dentist. I was...

Professional boxer Fes Batista has a lifestyle that most would look upon with envy. His incredible tale namechecks Floyd Mayweather Jr,...

For many female boxers, the biggest fight is outside the ropes. There are still high-profile promoters who are entrenched in their...

Only 3 years earlier, Sunderland fighter Tony Jeffries had signed a professional contract with former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis’s...

For Manchester fighter Bradley Rea, boxing out of Hatton’s Gym is something of a dream scenario. It hasn’t come easy though for the...

THE TIME HAS ARRIVED!! Usually, that is the choice of phrase that Booms out from the unmistakably smooth vocals of the vastly experienced...

No sport is easy, but boxing is renowned for its stories of hardship and toil. Welsh middleweight operator Geraint Goodridge has not...

You do not have to look too hard to find boxers who have a captivating tale to tell. Whether it is a rags to riches story from the...

The simple promise of a Mars bar and a carton of Ribena was enough to entice a young Ellie Scotney to the boxing gym for the first time,...

From pioneering pugilists Jane Couch and Katie Taylor, to some of boxing’s most influential icons like Micky Ward and Tyson Fury,...

Stay Ready. Keep sharp. Take your opportunities. Not another government slogan but the ethos of British and Commonwealth Cruiserweight...

If you take a stroll across the beach in the seaside town of Redcar, it is impossible to ignore the coke ovens and conveyor belts...

It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the seismic shift happened that meant fans referred to a fight between two females as ‘boxing’...

Welterweight Maredudd Thomas was just 11 years old when he watched on as his hero Joe Calzaghe unified the super middleweight division in...

“Everyone took it for granted, general life, not being able to go out or go to your mum or dad’s house or family and just enjoying the...

It is easy being a fighter isn’t it? The casual viewer amongst us sit on a Saturday evening, waiting to be royally entertained as we...

I haven't given myself a limit, because you may then underachieve. If you give yourself a limit, you don't know how far you can actually...

Social media plays a major role in the framework and direction of modern-day sport. Of course, the advantages as to its beneficial use to...

There has never been a time when being a professional boxer was easy. To have any measure of success requires a resolute approach, a...