Month: Jan 2024

Nicola Hopewell: “I can make flyweight, so any championship fights I have need to be at flyweight.”

Nicola Hopewell: "I can make flyweight, so any championship fights I have need to be at flyweight."The road back begins in Bradford on Saturday night for Nicola Hopewell. The main event of her last fight in October is replaced by a comeback fight lower down the card, but in many ways, it will serve its … Continue reading Nicola Hopewell: “I can make flyweight, so any championship fights I have need to be at flyweight.” →

Georgia O’Connor: A fighter who just wants to fight. Why is that so difficult?

Georgia O'Connor: A fighter who just wants to fight. Why is that so difficult? Five days a week, Georgia O'Connor trains. Seven days a week, she hopes the call comes that she has a fight incoming. But that call or the first bell that she craves so much doesn't come. She now doubts it ever … Continue reading Georgia O’Connor: A fighter who just wants to fight. Why is that so difficult? →

Linn Sandström: “I’m giving boxing everything, and it is starting to pay off. My team and I are travelling worldwide to improve in this sport.”

Linn Sandström: "I’m giving boxing everything, and it is starting to pay off. My team and I are travelling worldwide to improve in this sport." "It's no secret, just hard work. I’m giving boxing everything, and it is starting to pay off. My team and I are travelling worldwide to improve in this sport." Linn … Continue reading Linn Sandström: “I’m giving boxing everything, and it is starting to pay off. My team and I are travelling worldwide to improve in this sport.” →

DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT INKS PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT WITH WBA WORLD CHAMPION, AND INSPIRATIONAL FIGHTING MOM, NINA HUGHES

DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT INKS PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT WITH WBA WORLD CHAMPION, AND INSPIRATIONAL FIGHTING MOM, NINA HUGHES Dibella Entertainment has expanded its impressive stable of female bantamweights with the signing of undefeated WBA Bantamweight World Champion Nina Hughes. Hughes, who hails from Billericay, Essex, England, was the fastest ever British professional boxer to win a world title when she captured … Continue reading DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT INKS PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT WITH WBA WORLD CHAMPION, AND INSPIRATIONAL FIGHTING MOM, NINA HUGHES →

Chantelle Cameron: “The trilogy fight with Katie Taylor would be incredible for women’s boxing.”

Chantelle Cameron: "The trilogy fight with Katie Taylor would be incredible for women's boxing." There was blood, guts, and another fight for the ages in Dublin late last year. Chantelle Cameron may well have ended 2023 without her undisputed world super-lightweight titles, but the Northampton fighter has set her sights on the trilogy fight with … Continue reading Chantelle Cameron: “The trilogy fight with Katie Taylor would be incredible for women’s boxing.” →

Rhiannon Dixon: “There was no hesitation in accepting the fight. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It is what you are in the sport for.”

Rhiannon Dixon: "There was no hesitation in accepting the fight. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It is what you are in the sport for." It was once an unlikely scenario. The former white-collar fighter with no amateur experience to her name, who only started boxing when she was in her early twenties, wasn't expected to … Continue reading Rhiannon Dixon: “There was no hesitation in accepting the fight. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It is what you are in the sport for.” →

There Will Be Blood: Christy Martin’s Fighting for Survival: My Journey Through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder and Resurrection

There Will Be Blood: Christy Martin’s Fighting for Survival: My Journey Through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder and Resurrection By Andrew Rihn Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on. Simone Well “In boxing, it’s you who’s at risk,“ … Continue reading There Will Be Blood: Christy Martin’s Fighting for Survival: My Journey Through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder and Resurrection →

Nina Hughes: “I am an incredibly determined person, that’s how I won the world title in the first place, so I won’t give up now.”

Nina Hughes: “I am an incredibly determined person, that’s how I won the world title in the first place, so I won’t give up now." By Matt Elliott It is often said in boxing that inactivity is the biggest threat to a fighter’s career. In such a brutal sport, you cannot overstate the importance of … Continue reading Nina Hughes: “I am an incredibly determined person, that’s how I won the world title in the first place, so I won’t give up now.” →