It might be freezing out in the street as winter wraps London in its cold, but York Hall was a welcome furnace on Saturday. Fists flew as four titles were contested on Goodwin Boxing’s final show of the year, and the undercard featured a few 50/50 bouts of no less …
Read More »ULTIMATE BOXXER 5: SEAN ROBINSON INTERVIEW
Having recently held on to his Southern Area Super Welterweight Title against John Brennan in a draw which both teams disagreed with, next up for Sean Robinson is a night of fights in the entertaining Ultimate Boxxer series. The super welterweight field also includes two Team Southpaw Jab fighters; Aaron …
Read More »BOTH SIDES OF THE COIN: ROBINSON & BRENNAN ON THEIR TITLE DRAW
Part of boxing’s beauty lies in its subjectivity, but that beauty is usually lost on the fighters involved in a close fight. Boxers rarely agree on who won a contest, but draws are even more contentious. Unbeaten Southern Area Super Welterweight champion Sean Robinson took on a resurgent and dangerous …
Read More »ANGELO BEVILACQUA: STEP BY STEP, STEP BY STEP
Boxers are a unique breed. Mentally speaking they’re the goalkeeper in a world where there are only goalkeepers. There has to be a bit of mad and a lot of confidence; sometimes one more than the other. Adroit, elite, trained athletes are rarely as warm and grounded as Angelo Bevilacqua …
Read More »And the NEW Southpaw Jab PODCAST! Tom Farrell Interview Plus Small Hall Previews
Introducing- the Southpaw Jab podcast episode one! Host George Storr is joined by our editor Adam Thorn to discuss small hall boxing, big hall boxing and even some boxing betting. On this week’s show: Huge news for a Team Southpaw Jab fighter Tom Farrell interview, soon to challenge our …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Josh Speaks Ahead of Southern Area Shot
Team Southpaw Jab’s “Hollywood Josh” Ejakpovi fights to win his first ever professional title on Saturday at York Hall. The super welterweight faces the similarly unbeaten Sean Robinson, in a mouth watering Southern Area Title clash. Speaking exclusively to Southpaw Jab ahead of this momentous occasion, he told me, “I’ve …
Read More »Don’t Get Ready, Stay Ready: Jerome Campbell Interview
As the chants of “we don’t get ready, we stay ready!” rang noisily around York Hall, Jerome “Stay Ready” Campbell went into the fourth and final round of his fight with Jamie Speight. Former Southern Area Featherweight champion, Speight, despite being on the road now, is no fool. After three …
Read More »Are You Not Entertained
Mixed success for the Southpaw Jab team was but a drop in the boxing ocean of a great Goodwin supply of leather on skin action. It’s my article, I’ll use that metaphor. One of three title fights- Deion Jumah‘s inevitable stoppage of Ossie Jervier was great fun if you weren’t …
Read More »We Go Again – Ricky Heavens Returns
Saturday 1st December 2018: three title fights take place at York Hall, but for #TeamSouthpawJab’s Ricky Heavens, there’s a different sporting challenge to overcome. Having suffered his first professional loss to Duane Green last September, “Slick Rick” is looking to put that loss behind him, taking on the awkward Victor …
Read More »The Weighting Game: Hughes Ready for Area Shot (and food)
Well known for his flamboyant (or hideous, depending on your tastes) kits, half arsed grammar and affable personality, it’s fair to say that super flyweight Jack Hughes is a very popular #TeamSouthpawJab member. The team WhatsApp group would certainly be less fun without him, as would the British super flyweight …
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