What do you think when you see two young girls in a boxing ring fighting? Real fighting I mean, not just a little cute tap followed by a giggle. Think about that, then watch this trailer for Buffalo Girls and read on ... Buffalo Girls - Theatrical Trailer from … [Read more...]
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
I know traditionally St Patrick's Day is celebrated with green alcohol and parties, but let's put that to one side for a minute. While everyone else is partying tomorrow, some Irish women will be donning tracksuits and getting down to training. Just another day at the office. This is just a small … [Read more...]
Artemis Film Festival to Spotlight Women’s Fight Documentaries & Films
There has been many films that have covered female fighting in one form of another for the past fifty years; from documentaries to major motion pictures. The new millennium and the increase of female participation in combat sports has saw growth in to many of these stories being told. The Artemis … [Read more...]
8 Rules of Amateur Boxing You Didn’t Know
So you think you know the rules of amateur boxing? Maybe you do, maybe you don’t. Take a look at some of the most common mistakes I see and experience (and sometimes make, myself) on a regular basis. 1. It’s not called a fight (Although I call it that sometimes.) Only professional … [Read more...]
The 100 Rounds of Sparring Rule
How many rounds of sparring should you have before you enter your first amateur boxing competition? I love this question, and coaches enjoy arguing about it. We’re naturally argumentative. We’ll punch you, if needed. Seriously. If you make the transition from boxing fitness to sparring, … [Read more...]
Taylor joins Mary Kom to take five boxing world titles
So once again Katie Taylor has taken a record and made it her own - joining Mary Kom on a select list of boxers with five world titles. Picked off consecutively no less. Yana Allekseva, Katie Taylor and Yin Junhua PIC Doug McDermottWatching someone stay compeditive over so a long period of time, … [Read more...]
“Boxing can be cruel” as Irish team has mixed fortunes in Korea
Irish team at the AIBA world champs PIC via IABA.ieThe AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships continue in Korea this week with some great fights popping up all over the internet. It used to be that women's boxing existed in a shadowy corner of said internet. But add the influence of the … [Read more...]
How to Wrap Your Hands for Boxing Competition
When you’re training for boxing, you’ll probably wear regular boxing wraps or gel gloves underneath your boxing gloves for protection and support. When you compete under the USA Boxing sanction, the rules on what you can use to wrap your hands, and how you must wrap them, are very … [Read more...]
How Amateur Boxing Matches are REALLY Made
Getting a good amateur boxing match together is never, ever a blissfully effortless ride on the pugilistic merry-go-round. It’s the most complex, chaotic, and frequently emotional mess you ever did see. If all you ever do is show up to enjoy a local fight night it might look smooth, from the … [Read more...]
How to Pack Your Coach Bag for Amateur Boxing Events
Since I’m usually officiating, I’m not the one who packs the gym bag to take our competitive boxing team to their events, but sometimes I pitch in to help the other coaches remember everything we need. And finally I wrote it all down, since that’s infinitely preferable to madly … [Read more...]