The head coach says relationship with owner Marinakis is ‘not so good’
I RETAIN a vivid memory of the wet and miserable Saturday morning in the midwinter of 2010 (or was it 2009?), when the skinny and callow figure of Josh Taylor arrived at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh to join in the regular strength and conditioning workout that I would put his fellow Lochend Boxing Gym stablemate, John Thain, through in those days.
Josh arrived in a beat-up nondescript car and who could possibly have imagined the journey he would take from there to here, headlining a stacked card on Saturday night at the O2 in London for the unified world super lightweight title, Ring Magazine belt, and the World Boxing Super Series Muhammad Ali?
Standing between Taylor and the keys to the kingdom of world boxing renown is Regis Prograis, the current number one to Taylor’s number two in world super lightweight rankings.
In recently published book Baddest Man, Mark Kriegel revisits the Faustian pact at the heart of Mike Tyson’s rise and the emotional fallout that followed, writes JOHN WIGHT
As we mark the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, JOHN WIGHT reflects on the enormity of the US decision to drop the atom bombs
From humble beginnings to becoming the undisputed super lightweight champion of the world, Josh Taylor’s career was marked by fire, ferocity, and national pride, writes JOHN WIGHT
Mary Kom’s fists made history in the boxing world. Malak Mesleh’s never got the chance. One story ends in glory, the other in grief — but both highlight the defiance of women who dare to fight, writes JOHN WIGHT
