Tag: Boxing

Linn Sandstrom: “It means a lot to be able to help and inspire others.”

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.”

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.” →

Gennadiy Golovkin: From Despair To Champion

Gennadiy Golovkin: From Despair To Champion  By Will Lott Boxing has and always will be a working-class sport, creating inspiring stories of fighters that came from difficult backgrounds and beat the odds to become a world champion and Gennadiy Golovkin is no different. Born in Karaganda in what was the former Soviet Union and present-day … Continue reading Gennadiy Golovkin: From Despair To Champion →

Hopewell Stops Ferenczi On Her Professional Debut

Hopewell Stops Ferenczi On Her Professional Debut It's been 9 months in the making, but it was more than worth the wait for Nicola Hopewell in a highly impressive debut tonight in Sheffield. Claudia Ferenczi normally stays the course, but Hopewell stopped her in the 6th and final round to get her professional career up … Continue reading Hopewell Stops Ferenczi On Her Professional Debut →

Sam Gilley: “No matter what happens in my life I can always say I was good enough to be the champion of England.”

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.” →

BOXXER PARTNERS WITH ENGLAND BOXING AHEAD OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED FEMALE FIGHT OF ALL TIME 

BOXXER PARTNERS WITH ENGLAND BOXING AHEAD OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED FEMALE FIGHT OF ALL TIME  £5 from every BOXXER: LEGACY Shields vs Marshall event ticket sold via England Boxing members will be reinvested in its gyms WBO world middleweight champion Savannah Marshall has hailed the groundbreaking news BOXXER will support England Boxing to inspire an … Continue reading BOXXER PARTNERS WITH ENGLAND BOXING AHEAD OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED FEMALE FIGHT OF ALL TIME  →

ALL-OUT WAR: WOOD DEFENDS FEATHERWEIGHT CROWN AGAINST LARA ON SEPTEMBER 24

ALL-OUT WAR: WOOD DEFENDS FEATHERWEIGHT CROWN AGAINST LARA ON SEPTEMBER 24 Hughes-Galahad and Rankin-Harper land on huge Nottingham fight night Leigh Wood will defend his WBA Featherweight World Title against Mauricio Lara at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday September 24, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand). Wood (26-2, 16 KOs) memorably stopped Michael Conlan in the 12th and … Continue reading ALL-OUT WAR: WOOD DEFENDS FEATHERWEIGHT CROWN AGAINST LARA ON SEPTEMBER 24 →