Men’s boxing ‘Heart of a giant, spirit of a rebel’ JOHN WIGHT pays tribute to Willie Limond following his untimely death, a loss that has ‘sent veritable shockwaves throughout the entire British boxing community’
Friday 16th Feb 2024 ‘Boxing is a force for good’ John Wight meets FRANK GILFEATHER, the fighting pensioner and social media sensation
Friday 02nd Feb 2024 Men’s Boxing ‘What happens in the gym, stays in the gym’ JOHN WIGHT writes about how the culture of confidentiality in boxing has increasingly come under attack in recent times, proven by the rumours surrounding Fury v Usyk
Monday 29th Jan 2024 Never again: reflections on the Holocaust JOHN WIGHT says remembering the victims of the horrific Nazi extermination project is a vital defence of civilisation
Tuesday 02nd Jan 2024 Boxing report card 2023: low marks for integrity, high marks for greed Despite the gangsters and sportwashing, JOHN WIGHT find some hope for the sport in 2024
Friday 15th Dec 2023 Men’s Boxing Hatton's second chapter JOHN WIGHT reminds readers of the boxer’s history and legacy as not just an elite-level fighter, but as a bona fide working-class hero in his prime
Friday 01st Dec 2023 BOXING An epic battle of the wills IT WAS 10 years ago — on November 25 2013 to be precise — that George Groves put in a performance against Carl Froch at the Manchester Arena that w
Friday 17th Nov 2023 Boxing History of Boxing in Palestine JOHN WIGHT writes about the origins of the sports’ popularity in Gaza, and since the opening of its first-ever boxing centre for girls in 2022, it has captured the attention of local women too
Friday 03rd Nov 2023 Men’s Boxing ‘Fury cashed out in Riyadh, but at what cost?’ JOHN WIGHT says the boxer’s disastrous showing merely confirms the truth that nothing corrupts a fighter more than belief in his own hype
Friday 20th Oct 2023 Men’s Boxing A tale of hardship and resilience outside the ring JOHN WIGHT writes about how no one eclipses Archie Moore when it comes to understanding the meaning of the word ‘struggle’
Tuesday 17th Oct 2023 What could happen if Hezbollah fights Israel? As the prospect of an all-out war between the Lebanon-based militia and the IDF becomes more likely, JOHN WIGHT considers what has changed since the 2006 conflict that Hezbollah considers a victory