Mikaela Mayer: "I want to stop Baumgardner. I want to stop her so bad." There is a real sense that the upcoming super-featherweight unification showdown is something special. The devoted Spice Girls fan Mikaela Mayer has added her own little spice to the dance, and with a more than willing dance partner in her fellow … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer: “I want to stop Baumgardner. I want to stop her so bad.”
Linn Sandstrom: "It means a lot to be able to help and inspire others."By Lewie Laing The last time Linn Sandstrom spoke to FightPost, she spoke about targeting titles. Fast forward five months and Sandstrom speaks again to Fightpost, as the current holder of both the WBC Australasia title and the WBA Asian title. She … Continue reading Linn Sandstrom: “It means a lot to be able to help and inspire others.”
Nicola Hopewell: "It was everything I could have hoped for. It was the perfect debut." For the last nine months or so the boxing career of Nicola Hopewell has been in limbo. A difficult but much-needed change in career direction left her sitting on the sidelines while her application for a British Boxing Board of … Continue reading Nicola Hopewell: “It was everything I could have hoped for. It was the perfect debut.”
Sam Gilley: “No matter what happens in my life I can always say I was good enough to be the champion of England." By Garry White With the words ‘Magic Man’ emblazoned across his trunks, Sam Gilley and his willing accomplice Drew Brown are about to send a packed York Hall into raptures. Shortly after … Continue reading Sam Gilley: “No matter what happens in my life I can always say I was good enough to be the champion of England.”
Nicola Hopewell: "There have been comments that I have been disrespectful to my old club and coach. All I have done is thank them, I will never forget my roots and where I came from and I have said it numerous times." The trip to Bramall Lane on Friday, August 26th will be nothing new. … Continue reading Nicola Hopewell: “There have been comments that I have been disrespectful to my old club and coach. All I have done is thank them, I will never forget my roots and where I came from.”
Natasha Jonas: “I fight on to achieve something bigger." Natasha Jonas has been here many times before. Fight negotiations that come and go with no reward. There will be at some stage when the gloves are hung up and the lawyers are satisfied, a 'warts and all' autobiography where Jonas will reveal all. Talks have … Continue reading Natasha Jonas: “I fight on to achieve something bigger.“
Shannon O'Connell: “Three weeks after my first spar I had my first fight.” By Chris Akers In Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a computer called Deep Thought answers the question ‘What is the meaning of life, the universe and everything?’ with the number 42. With Shannon O’Connell, it is another number that, … Continue reading Shannon O’Connell: “Three weeks after my first spar I had my first fight.”
Vergil Ortiz Jr: "They're giving people the wrong information, just straight up false information." By Gary Kittilsen It has been a tumultuous 12 months for the undefeated, 24-year-old welterweight prospect, Vergil Oritz of Grand Prairie, Texas. He is coming off the longest layoff of his career and recovering from rhabdomyolysis, a potentially life-threatening condition that attacks the kidneys. … Continue reading Vergil Ortiz: “They’re giving people the wrong information, just straight up false information.”
Nicola Hopewell: "It feels amazing to have my debut at Sheffield United." “Good things come to those who wait.” It might not be on the famous hallowed turf, but the green green grass of home will be close enough to tug more than a few heartstrings for Nicola Hopewell. Hopewell will make her long-awaited professional … Continue reading Nicola Hopewell: “It feels amazing to have my debut at Sheffield United.”
Elise Glynn: "If I don't get the chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics I probably will turn pro." The rise in women’s boxing shows no sign of slowing down. The depth is improving, and when more of the amateur elite turn over, it will only improve further. And with fighters, many won't have heard … Continue reading Elise Glynn: “If I don’t get the chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics I probably will turn pro.”
