Beyond The Ropes: Rhiannon Dixon 'The snakes and ladders on the board represent the ups and downs in life, and the game teaches players that success and failure are both part of the journey.' An online reference to a time-honoured board game that all too often resembles what we see inside a boxing ring. Fortunes can … Continue reading Beyond The Ropes: Rhiannon Dixon
The FightPost Fight of the Year: Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer It's the time for festive cheer, but it's also time for the obligatory end-of-year honours. The last twelve months have been difficult for women's boxing. Much of the momentum from previous years has been lost. Waining interest. Fights were incredibly hard to come by. … Continue reading The FightPost Fight of the Year: Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer
The FightPost Prospect of the Year: Harli Whitwell It's the time for festive cheer, but it's also time for the obligatory end-of-year honours. The last twelve months have been difficult for women's boxing. Much of the momentum from previous years has been lost. Waining interest. Fights were incredibly hard to come by. But there is … Continue reading The FightPost Prospect of the Year: Harli Whitwell
Repeat in Riyadh: Oleksandr Usyk Defeats Tyson Fury Again It didn't quite reach the incredible highs of their first fight, but it was nevertheless a thoroughly absorbing world heavyweight title fight on Saturday night. Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury for the second time in Riyadh and is now the undisputed best heavyweight of his generation. … Continue reading Repeat in Riyadh: Oleksandr Usyk Defeats Tyson Fury Again
Ringside Report: Natasha Jonas Beats Ivana Habazin to Become the Unified Welterweight Champion of the World It might not have been vintage Natasha Jonas, but it was more than enough to beat Ivana Habazin on Saturday night in Liverpool. A highly-likely farewell fight in her home city that saw her crowned a unified world welterweight … Continue reading Ringside Report: Natasha Jonas Beats Ivana Habazin to Become the Unified Welterweight Champion of the World
Should Chantelle Cameron Be Next For Katie Taylor? The quite remarkable story of Katie Taylor had another incredible chapter added to it on Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Another pulsating battle with Amanda Serrano was decided by wafer-thin margins. A one-point edge on all three judges scorecards gave Taylor a repeat win … Continue reading Should Chantelle Cameron Be Next For Katie Taylor?
Beyond The Ropes: Louise Orton Louise Orton could have walked away from boxing many times. Nobody would have blamed her. Orton turned professional in 2019 with big expectations. An elite amateur who had aspirations of being a world champion. But the pro debut was years in the making. Fight after fight fell through. Some literally, … Continue reading Beyond The Ropes: Louise Orton
Ringside Report: Nicola Hopewell Retains Her Commonwealth Flyweight Title There were some worried faces as Nicola Hopewell waited to enter the ring on Saturday night at the Skate Central in Sheffield to defend her Commonwealth flyweight bauble against the once-beaten Nigerian Mary Aina Abbey. Abbey and her team oozed confidence as she made her way … Continue reading Ringside Report: Nicola Hopewell Retains Her Commonwealth Flyweight Title
Jake Peacock: “I’m going to smash this guy, then after the fight I’m going to grab the mic and ask for a top 10 guy.” By Cameron Black Jake Peacock burst onto the ONE Championship scene with a dominant victory against Kohei Shinjo in what was an emphatic debut performance. The Muay Thai specialist was initially … Continue reading Jake Peacock: “I’m going to smash this guy, then after the fight I’m going to grab the mic and ask for a top 10 guy.”
Heather Hardy: "When you have a concussion, that piece of your brain dies, and I can't afford to have any more of the dead stuff." "My grandpa says I am on the right side of the dirt." A rare little hint of humour for a fighter who is dealing with the extreme darkness of her … Continue reading Heather Hardy: “When you have a concussion, that piece of your brain dies, and I can’t afford to have any more of the dead stuff.”
