Tough Love: Dave Allen delivers a harmful dose of honesty to Johnny Fisher
While all around him people did their best to sell the fight as something it was not, Dave Allen remained as grounded and honest as ever, writes Elliot Worsell
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Biography
Elliot Worsell is a boxing writer whose byline first appeared in Boxing News magazine at the age of 17. He has, in the 20 years since, written for various publications, worked as press officer for two world heavyweight champions and won four first-place BWAA (Boxing Writers Association of America) awards. In addition to his boxing writing, Worsell has written about mixed martial arts for Fighters Only magazine and UFC.com, as well as worked as a publicist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has also written two non-fiction books, one of which, “Dog Rounds,” was shortlisted at the British Sports Book Awards in 2018.
Area of Expertise
Long-form features, interviews, columns, previews, reports
Interests
First fight attended: Audley Harrison vs. Mike Middleton, May 19, 2001. Covered, Howard Eastman vs. Hacine Cherifi, July 25, 2003
Career Background
Number of years on the beat: 22.
Reason for doing what you do: Boxing has always been fertile ground for writers and storytellers and I have always been attracted to toxic, troubled and tragic things. I also think it’s important that boxers’ stories are told well and with a degree of creativity, not just covered or reduced to “content”.
Awards & Honors
4 first-place BWWA Writing Awards with further multiple Top 3 placements
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The Beltline: Do you think boxing should be taught in schools?
Bringing boxing to school children is not the same as bringing school children to boxing, writes Elliot Worsell
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Sick of chasing Katie Taylor, Chantelle Cameron admits she considered retiring before MVP deal
"It [2024] was just a rubbish year," Chantelle Cameron tells Elliot Worsell. "I didn’t enjoy the fights and all I wanted was to get revenge on Katie."
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Eddie Hearn asks Tyson Fury: ‘Why are you doing this to us?’
"Put us out of our misery,” Eddie Hearn tells Tyson Fury as Fury again teases a comeback.
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The Dave Allen Show continues to find an audience
In boxing, we have a different Dave Allen. He is English, not Irish, and his performances are watched by a considerably smaller audience than the one we associate with his namesake. He is, however, a performer nonetheless.
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Leigh Wood is saved from both Anthony Cacace and himself
Sometimes a fighter's reputation for surviving a crisis can be a tough thing for their trainer to manage, writes Elliot Worsell.
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The Beltline: Pay-per-view, paywalls, and now real walls keep the world out
Boxing continues to do a fine job of restricting access to a sport we're told is enjoying a resurgence, writes Elliot Worsell
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Leigh Wood is willing to give either Michael Conlan or Josh Warrington a rematch
Leigh Wood would welcome the chance to put an end to the excuses of Conlan and Warrington
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Father Time: Usyk, Crawford and Inoue will all confront him this year
Brace yourselves for the inevitable fade in several of boxing's brightest stars, writes Elliot Worsell
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Forest fire: Leigh Wood prepares to return to the Champions League
The return of Leigh Wood, the all-action former WBA featherweight champion, can't come soon enough, writes Elliot Worsell
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