“Boxing is my entire world. It’s my life. I have friends who have memories of climbing trees and playing, but all I remember is boxing. It’s a bug that I have forever.” A few miles north of Swansea, lies the quaint mining village of Garnant. Since the closure of the village’s last big colliery in …
“For me, I think having 75 amateur bouts was a massive achievement. I never turned down a fight and used to fight anyone whether it be on a day’s notice or a few months. My most memorable boxing achievement was getting to my first senior final at the Celtic Box Cup where I only lost …
“Without boxing I wouldn’t be the guy I am now, it’s helped me build massive amounts of confidence. Boxing turns a boy into a man.” FIGHT SCENE CATCH UP WITH NATHAN THORLEY Fairwater, the small town pocketed in the western suburbs of Cardiff, is something of an enigma. Locals will recall that Fairwater provided …
“I think my experience as an amateur does help with the mental aspect of boxing, its taught me how the sport works and the sacrifice that is needed to achieve.” FIGHT SCENE CATCH UP WITH JAKE DEMMERY It’s often said that boxing is a thinking man’s sport and not a tough man’s sport. Albeit the …
“At 13 years old I was getting into trouble at school and I ended up in a few fights, so my parents took me to Taunton ABC under head coach Dennis Cornall. Within 3 years I was English ABA JUNIOR champion and I went on to represent England in the GB championships winning the gold …
“Winning is everything for me. There is no room for second place in boxing. People only see you fight, they don’t see the sacrifices I make during my camps so there is no better feeling for me than getting my hand raised.” FIGHT SCENE CATCH UP WITH ANGELO DRAGONE The tale of the Italian Welsh …