Natasha Jonas: "If I fight again, it has to mean something.""I will never watch that fight back," Natasha Jonas told me over Zoom. "It took me a good ten years to watch my fight with Katie Taylor in the Olympics. So the chances of me ever watching that fight back are very slim." That fight, … Continue reading Natasha Jonas: “If I fight again, it has to mean something.”
Madi Gittins: "The Olympics are the dream." If women's boxing is to keep moving forward, it needs a new generation of talent to come through the ranks. The 21-year-old Madi Gittins is a fighter seemingly perfectly placed to carry her sport forward well into the next decade. Born and bred in Hull, Gittins has been … Continue reading Madi Gittins: “The Olympics are the dream.”
Ebonie Cotton: "I truly believe that boxing saved my life." A life that started in Rowley Regis, West Midlands, was followed by periods in numerous countries across the globe before Ebonie Cotton settled and spent eight years in Australia. But Cotton is back home now, and a new life is about to begin. Cotton was … Continue reading Ebonie Cotton: “I truly believe that boxing saved my life.”
Beyond The Ropes: Morgan Baber Morgan Baber is a former gymnast who wanted to find a sport that gave her something different. She found boxing and, after a short period away, is now on the comeback trail and looking at joining the world of professional boxing. The 22-year-old was born and bred in Bristol. Baber … Continue reading Beyond The Ropes: Morgan Baber
Tommy Frank Announces His Retirement From Boxing It was always a case of when this day was coming, and not if, so the announcement that Tommy Frank was waving goodbye to boxing hardly came as a surprise. Frank last fought in 2023, when he was stopped inside a round in Birmingham by the former Olympic … Continue reading Tommy Frank Announces His Retirement From Boxing
Beyond The Ropes: Jade Jones It was a train journey down to London on March 7th that brought Jade Jones onto my radar. Another trip to the 'big smoke' this time for a little trip to the Royal Albert Hall to cover the Boxxer all-female card. During that killing time part of that trip, I … Continue reading Beyond The Ropes: Jade Jones
Beyond The Ropes: Jasmine Poole Jasmine Poole comes from a family with a high-level sporting background. It was perhaps always somewhat inevitable that the 24-year-old would follow in her parent's footsteps. And she has. Poole is now thirty-four fights and multiple honours into her boxing career. There are dreams of competing on the Commonwealth and … Continue reading Beyond The Ropes: Jasmine Poole
The FightPost Top Ten British Female Fighters Friday night's historic Boxxer all-female card at the Royal Albert Hall has prompted quite significant changes to this ever-changing list. Chloe Watson, in losing her European flyweight title to Jasmina Zapotoczna, slips out of the top ten and is replaced by Karriss Artingstall. The former Olympic bronze medallist … Continue reading The FightPost Top Ten British Female Fighters
Ringside Report: Caroline Dubois Retains Her WBC World Lightweight Title Via Majority Decision Over The Tough Bo Mi Re Shin Caroline Dubois survived the toughest test of her career to date and some distinctly uncomfortable moments in the final two rounds to retain her WBC world lightweight title against the incredibly tough South KoreanBo Mi … Continue reading Ringside Report: Caroline Dubois Retains Her WBC World Lightweight Title Via Majority Decision Over The Tough Bo Mi Re Shin
Carlagh Peake: "My dream would be to compete in the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028 and then hopefully turn over and become a world champion." The Dublin-born Carlagh Peake has big dreams. A desire to compete at the next Olympics. Dreams of winning a world title as a professional. Peake has medals at … Continue reading Carlagh Peake: “My dream would be to compete in the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028 and then hopefully turn over and become a world champion.”
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