Sam Lightfoot: "I'm going to make my mark and show people that I’m here to stay." “Boxing is my passion, and I want to make a living out of it," Sam Lightfoot told me in February. A professional career was about to begin. Plans of making her debut in July were already in play. But … Continue reading Sam Lightfoot: “I’m going to make my mark and show people that I’m here to stay.”
Kate McLaren: "Boxing gave me everything, and I’m forever grateful." Kate McLaren was scheduled to have fight number nine five months ago. But sadly, for McLaren, a serious eye injury stopped the fight, and maybe even her entire career in its tracks. "I had a foreign object stuck in my eye, which scratched and damaged … Continue reading Kate McLaren: “Boxing gave me everything, and I’m forever grateful.”
Lola Tigrato: "I have changed my lifestyle so much. It was party after party. I used to drink. I used to smoke. I quit everything for boxing." It's been a life on the road. A life on the move. For much of her life, her suitcase was her best friend. But now her life is … Continue reading Lola Tigrato: “I have changed my lifestyle so much. It was party after party. I used to drink. I used to smoke. I quit everything for boxing.”
World-Class: Tysie Gallagher Outpoints Ellie Hellewell In Sheffield Tysie Gallagher returned to the ring in some style on Saturday night in Sheffield. The Luton fighter had her first fight in over a year, and she showed no signs of ring rust in outpointing the previously unbeaten Ellie Hellewell to regain her British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight … Continue reading World-Class: Tysie Gallagher Outpoints Ellie Hellewell In Sheffield
Ricky Hatton: The People's Champion By Garry White Always back there, moving forward (in the ring at least). Another weekend, with grainy screens, as if the non-existent sun was blemishing it at ten o’clock on a Saturday night. Behind the bar, Fosters, Carling, maybe even a Castlemaine – it made no difference; they all tasted the same. The … Continue reading Ricky Hatton: The People’s Champion
Sian O'Toole: Beyond The Ropes Sian O'Toole is not alone. For many a boxer, the fight is often far harder outside of the ring. O'Toole is scheduled to have her eighth professional fight on October 3rd in Birmingham. But she has a fight on her hands to even get there. The Midlands Area featherweight champion … Continue reading Sian O’Toole: Beyond The Ropes
Crystina Poncher: "I definitely want to stay in boxing. Boxing has my heart."It was the end of an era for Crystina Poncher in July. The end of the Top Rank/ESPN working relationship brought a somewhat premature conclusion to Poncher calling fights on that massive platform. "It's kind of crazy, I thought we would just roll … Continue reading Crystina Poncher: “I definitely want to stay in boxing. Boxing has my heart.”
Catharine Ritsuko Aiura: "I would love to find out what I have inside of me. I would love to be pushed to that level and see just how good I can be." Like that old famous line Tom Hanks uttered all those years ago in that classic 1994 film, interviewing someone for the first time, … Continue reading Catharine Ritsuko Aiura: “I would love to find out what I have inside of me. I would love to be pushed to that level and see just how good I can be.”
Mary Spencer: "I want to fight Claressa Shields." Mary Spencer is a former Olympian and a three-time world amateur champion. Fighting, in some way, shape, or form, has been a constant for the Canadian. But her manner hides it well. Thoughtful and precise with her words. A calming demeanour that hides plenty. "I always like … Continue reading Mary Spencer: “I want to fight Claressa Shields.”
Anthony Crolla: "I believe Rhiannon Dixon can be a world champion again." "I felt like ordering a pint of bleach in the bar after the fight. That was just how it made me feel." It was the night it went horridly wrong. Rhiannon Dixon was odds-on to defeat Terri Harper in defence of her WBO … Continue reading Anthony Crolla: “I believe Rhiannon Dixon can be a world champion again.”
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