Elise Glynn: “As a senior, I am really proving a point now. I am good enough and I will get to Paris.”The boxing journey of Elise Glynn started when she was just 13. There was the early resentment from within. An outdated prehistoric view from the lingering dinosaurs who thought women still belonged elsewhere and … Continue reading Elise Glynn: “As a senior, I am really proving a point now. I am good enough and I will get to Paris.” →

Natasha Jonas: "I'm confident the Mikaela Mayer fight will happen." As the boxer career of Natasha Jonas winds down, although the fighting obituary of 'Miss GB' has been prematurely written many times previously and still she continues to rewrite the record books, Jonas has begun a new phase in her boxing life. The Liverpool fighter … Continue reading Natasha Jonas: “I’m confident the Mikaela Mayer fight will happen.” →

Mikaela Mayer: "I don't have a grudge against Natasha Jonas. She just has something that I want." It's been just over a year since Mikaela Mayer suffered her first loss as a professional. It was, in many ways, a devastating and heartbreaking setback. Maybe even more so now with recent events shining a further dark … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer: “I don’t have a grudge against Natasha Jonas. She just has something that I want.” →

Mikie Tallon: “I want to be as active as possible, build a reputation and hopefully, at some point, get on the bigger shows and in the arenas.”  By Matt Elliott The latest protégé of Joe Gallagher’s Champs Camp gym, Mikie Tallon, makes his professional bow this weekend, as he takes on Sean Jackson at The … Continue reading Mikie Tallon: “I want to be as active as possible, build a reputation and hopefully, at some point, get on the bigger shows and in the arenas.”  →

Linn Sandstrom: “Everyone said we should have been resting, but we even did a video when I was training on one leg because, for me, not training is not an option.” One day, somebody will write an autobiography for Linn Sandstrom. It is, in many ways, a quite remarkable and unlikely story. Born in Brazil … Continue reading Linn Sandstrom: “Everyone said we should have been resting, but we even did a video when I was training on one leg because, for me, not training is not an option.” →

Lauren Parker: “Winning the European title will open doors for me, and bigger opportunities will start coming.” Life was good on the surface the last time I interviewed Lauren Parker towards the end of last year. The recently crowned IBO Inter-Continental super-flyweight champion was looking ahead to more titles. World titles even. But below the … Continue reading Lauren Parker: “Winning the European title will open doors for me, and bigger opportunities will start coming.” →

Nicola Hopewell: "I'll come back a better fighter, and Friday night showed that I have got heart and that I never give up."    There was risk, and there was potential reward. Nicola Hopewell rolled the dice on Friday night on the latest GBM show in Sheffield when she challenged the talented and unbeaten Emma … Continue reading Nicola Hopewell: “I’ll come back a better fighter, and Friday night showed that I have got heart and that I never give up.”    →

Lynsey Lockey: “I don’t want other women to walk into a room and feel like an outsider. I don’t want people to feel alone or that it is not possible, and I want to make sure the opportunities are there.” Lynsey Lockey began her boxing journey when she was only 17. From what started as … Continue reading Lynsey Lockey: “I don’t want other women to walk into a room and feel like an outsider. I don’t want people to feel alone or that it is not possible, and I want to make sure the opportunities are there.” →

Rhiannon Dixon: “I am starting to show little glimpses of what I can do.” After every fight, there was always the same never-ending narrative. Despite winning, Rhiannon Dixon would always be down on herself. To the naked untrained eye, the improvements were evident. A fighter slowly but surely stripping away that early rawness. The White … Continue reading Rhiannon Dixon: “I am starting to show little glimpses of what I can do.” →

Emmet Brennan: “I don’t want the next five years to pass by having not given New York a chance because I’d regret it, and my whole ethos now is no regrets.” By Matt Elliott As I caught up with Emmet Brennan over Zoom this past week, we should have been dissecting his second professional contest, … Continue reading Emmet Brennan: “I don’t want the next five years to pass by having not given New York a chance because I’d regret it, and my whole ethos now is no regrets.” →