Sep 23, 2020
I’d be lying if I said I knew anything about Thai professional boxing. The only combat athletes from Thailand that I was aware of growing up were Sagat, the scarred upper-cutting master in Street Fighter, and Tung-Po, the murderous villain in Jean Claude Van...
Jun 17, 2020
Anthony Joshua’s appearance at a Black Lives Matter protest in his hometown, Watford, produced two breaking news stories. Journalists scrambled to upload speculation of an apparent injury as AJ limped amongst the thousand-strong crowd in a leg-brace. The economic boom...
Feb 4, 2020
The skirl of the bagpipes could be heard from blocks away as we approached the Radisson Blu in Glasgow on Thursday [January 30]. At the doors of the hotel stood the female piper, welcoming revellers to the Burns Night Boxing Supper by St. Andrews Sporting Club. It was...
Jan 27, 2020
It was a miserable Thursday evening; I had just done a ten-hour shift and felt tired. Rain was battering the windscreen and it was dark already. I was thinking it was the kind of night to head home, get the feet up and watch Netflix but I had committed to going to see...
Jan 16, 2020
Breaking away from the Scottish boxing scene and getting an opportunity to become known across the whole of Britain can prove difficult. With limited opportunities and platforms available north of the border, boxers are often reliant on patience, making their way up...
Jan 8, 2020
For many of us the festive period marks minimal exercise, partying and over-eating and, as I trawl through Instagram, it appears many professional boxers are no different in taking some well-deserved rest after a busy year. One account that caught my eye featured...
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