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Cheltenham Kings Boxing Club head coach Sean Martin has revealed that blockbuster fight nights – like Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn – increase interest in the sport locally. According to the Cheltenham-based coach, big British boxing events consistently attract people from all walks of life to the club. The famous Benn – Eubank family […]
Former regional swimmer Lucia Hooper reveals swapping her costume for boxing gloves has improved her mental health. Hooper found interest in the combat sport when she began studying at Loughborough University earlier this year. “It is an extremely sporty university so I was interested into doing a ‘different’ sport,” she said. “Something along the lines […]
Dudley boxer Kirstie Bavington enjoyed a successful 2022 with two wins from two in the professional boxing scene. The British Boxer’s first fight was against Timea Belik for the EBU European Welterweight championship, in which the 30-year-old defeated the Hungarian brute which record Bavvo’s first ever professional championship belt. The second fight Kirstie was faced […]
Gloucester’s Shabir Haidary is set to undergo state of the art fitness testing to aid his recovery and future development following his most recent victory. Speaking to his Strength and Conditioning coach and lecturer before the testing, Ed Baker listed the benefits of the programme which the Super Featherweight is set to complete tomorrow. “It’s […]
Shabir “The Afghan Warrior” Haidary impressed once more with a well earned 60-54 points victory against Kent’s Tatenda Mangombe. “I loved every moment of it, I could tell the crowd did as well and I live for knowing that I can entertain the fans whilst I fight. “Before mine, most of the fights were a […]
The Afghan Warrior lit up Fight Town with a 60-54 points victory against Tatenda Mangombe to thrill the fans on Saturday night. It was another successful bout for the Super Featherweight who impressed the Swindon crowd with some impressive displays of movement and punching power. Despite securing the win comfortably on the scorecard, Mangombe proved […]
Embed from Getty Images By Nathan John, University of Gloucestershire Pound 4 Pound king Canelo Alvarez takes on unbeaten Billy Joe Saunders at the AT&T stadium in Texas on Saturday night with the British super middleweight WBO looking to dethrone the current WBA and WBC champion for his belts. The Mexican comes into this fight […]
Embed from Getty Images In perhaps the most bizarre match-up of the year in combat sports, former world heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr will collide on Saturday night in an exhibition match at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The pair have largely been hindered by a set of tame […]
The English Commonwealth games team has a family feel to it this year as several athletes are joined by fellow family members on the Australian Gold Coast. In boxing we have Galal Yafai who has progressed into the final of the men’s light flyweight boxing competition. His two brothers Gamal and Kalid, although not […]