Ian Bailey

With the GCSE exams taking place in May every year in the UK, many young people’s final push begins around January. They attend extra revision classes at school, take additional lessons in subjects they are struggling with, and very often, reduce their attendance, or stop training completely for a few months leading up to their exams. It makes sense on the surface from a parent’s perspective; to stop your child going to the boxing gym, so that they can focus entirely on what’s important right...

This weekend, two turds were wiped up. YouTuber Jake Paul was knocked out, reportedly suffering a broken jaw against Anthony Joshua, and the following day, ‘king of the incels’, Andrew Tate was humbled and beaten up by a reality TV star with a man bun. Many people may feel that both men deserve credit for stepping into the ring. Tate has been shown on social media stating that it’s “better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all”. Jake Paul will inevitably receive credit and...

A hierarchy of defence: The first defensive techniques a boxer will become proficient in, are reactive hand and arm techniques. This is...