Dec 27 2023
The Glove Compartment: Unearthing the hidden dangers of boxing gloves
With so many variations available to boxers, it is not always easy to ensure the best and safest gloves are used on fight night, Elliot Worsell discovers
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Jan 16 2023
I Am the Referee: Becoming a licenced referee (Part I)
For the first time in seven and a half years the British Boxing Board of Control have been busy interviewing new potential referees. Elliot Worsell was granted a ringside seat
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Dec 24 2022
Robert Smith on boxing in 2022: “Don’t forget all the good things”
Robert Smith, the General Secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control, reflects on a difficult year that included controversial decisions, failed drug tests, mismatches and the spectre of Daniel Kinahan
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Sep 14 2022
Robert Smith on the “really tough” decision to postpone Shields v. Marshall
The death of Queen Elizabeth II resulted in all British boxing cards being cancelled. Matt Christie talks to Robert Smith to find out why
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Feb 18 2021
Podcast: Is the boxing scoring system still fit for purpose?
The Opening Bell podcast considers the state of the boxing scoring system and previews David Avenesyan-Josh Kelly in the UK and the all-Mexican war between Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez in America
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Nov 05 2020
BBBoC’s Robert Smith: ‘I understand the criticism’
Robert Smith answers some tough questions from Matt Christie and Alex Steedman regarding the recent investigation into Terry O’Connor’s performance in the Ritson-Vazquez contest
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May 16 2020
The art of fighting behind closed doors
As our sport prepares to restart without spectators, John Evans investigates a time when wannabe boxers had to engage in a lonely and nervy trial bout to prove their worth before a licence could be…