New series of articles for Boxing Monthly begins today

I'm delighted to announce that I'll be writing a new series of articles for the Boxing Monthly website on the theme of 'fight of the century'.

This 12-part series will follow the entire history of the sport from the 18th century to the modern day, examining 12 iconic contests which were labelled, or deserved to be labelled, as 'the fight of the century'. Each article will be based on extensive archival research - which in some cases may challenge the conventional orthodoxies in the boxing history books about the fights concerned. The series begins today with a look at Jack Broughton v Jack Slack from 1750.

Click here to read the article on the Boxing Monthly website

Richmond Unchained media blitz!

 

 In the wake of the Richmond Unchained book launch on 26 August there has been a wide variety of coverage of the book both online and in other media.

For a full rundown of all the book's media appearances, check out the Media page on this blog!

Bill Richmond in Boxing Monthly

I am pleased to announce that a four-page article I have written about Bill Richmond entitled 'The Pioneer' appears in the May edition of Boxing Monthly magazine.

As a longtime reader and admirer of Boxing Monthly, I am incredibly honoured and excited to have secured this commission. I'd like to thank Graham Houston and Nigel Baker at the magazine for commissioning and printing the piece, which is handsomely illustrated with three splendid images - Rowlandson's rendition of Cribb v Molineaux 2, Trevor Von Eeden's rendering of Richmond v Youssop (specially commissioned for my book, Richmond Unchained) and the portrait of Richmond from Pierce Egan's Boxiana.

The article examines Richmond's career as a whole, as well as his historical and pugilistic significance. It's hopefully an enjoyable intro to his life, which will whet your appetites for the publication of Richmond Unchained in August. It's a 100 per cent original article, not merely a condensed or abridged version of prose from the book.

Details of Boxing Monthly magazine can be found here.
The May issue is in newsagents from Thursday 30 April. Alternatively, you can purchase a digital edition of the magazine now from ITunes, as well as via other online vendors and apps.