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Right now, British boxing is really booming.
Week after week promotions are filling huge arenas across the length and breadth of the country. We can boast four reigning world champions and stars such as David Haye, Tyson Fury and Amir Khan are household names.
Pending super fights between Carl Froch and George Groves plus Haye and Fury are generating heated debates among the nation’s sports fans; always the sign of a healthy industry.
A rung beneath, there’s a plethora of talent such as Dereck Chisora, Nathan Cleverly, Martin Murray, Billy Joe Saunders, Brian Rose, Kell Brook, Frankie Gavin, Liam Walsh, Stephen Smith, Lee Selby, Carl Frampton, Jamie McDonnell and Paul Butler who are already on the cusp of world contention.
And the recent success of our elite amateur program suggests there is a seam of talent coming through to ensure future success for several years to come. It is a source of considerable frustration therefore that this buoyancy is not reflected by terrestrial TV exposure.
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Week after week promotions are filling huge arenas across the length and breadth of the country. We can boast four reigning world champions and stars such as David Haye, Tyson Fury and Amir Khan are household names.
Pending super fights between Carl Froch and George Groves plus Haye and Fury are generating heated debates among the nation’s sports fans; always the sign of a healthy industry.
A rung beneath, there’s a plethora of talent such as Dereck Chisora, Nathan Cleverly, Martin Murray, Billy Joe Saunders, Brian Rose, Kell Brook, Frankie Gavin, Liam Walsh, Stephen Smith, Lee Selby, Carl Frampton, Jamie McDonnell and Paul Butler who are already on the cusp of world contention.
And the recent success of our elite amateur program suggests there is a seam of talent coming through to ensure future success for several years to come. It is a source of considerable frustration therefore that this buoyancy is not reflected by terrestrial TV exposure.
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