Throughout November, the Salford gym will open its doors every Monday to Friday from 10am to 1pm, 5pm to 8pm, and on Saturday from 10am to 12pm, to collect donations of everyday essentials – from toiletries and cleaning products to coffee and washing powder – for families staying at Jack’s House. “Young Lives vs Cancer […]
Men in demanding jobs are told to man up.
“I was once described as the angriest man in the prison service – I was just angry at the world, and I wanted to take my own life. Boxing saved me.” Robert Edwards has spent nearly two decades working in one of the UK’s toughest professions: the prison service. Over the years, he’s witnessed many traumatic […]
Caring prize-fighter Nappo gives residents the ‘best night they can remember
A charity boxing match in Banbury gave residents from a Wantage care home the ‘best night they can remember’. They were there to cheer on care assistant, Florindo Dos Santos, known as Nappo, who works at Elmbrook Court care home on Grove Road. The 30 year old was victorious in his three round bout at […]
Boxing saved my life after I nearly ended it all…
A prison worker who planned to take his own life before changing his mind when he looked at a picture of his son says taking up boxing helped him to turn things around. Robert Edwards, from Wolverhampton, has worked as an officer and then as a dog handler at prisons across the West Midlands for […]
Derbyshire man who found himself in a ‘dark place’ after friend’s suicide pays tribute in special way
Ashley Radcliffe, initially found it difficult to come to terms with the death of his friend Steve Miller, who took his own life aged 26 in 2018. In the years that followed, the 31-year-old faced significant challenges with his own mental health and confidence, and struggled to maintain his fitness, which led to weight gain. […]
Meet the Fleetwood hair stylist preparing to enter a Blackpool boxing ring again
Meet the Fleetwood hair stylist preparing to enter a Blackpool boxing ring again next month for a cause close to her heart. Fleetwood hair stylist turned boxer Tammy ‘Ironfirst’ Stanbridge, 40, is currently training for her third charity boxing match this November. Tammy is taking part in the Ultra White Collar Boxing event next month […]
Residents get behind carer, Nappo, as he takes to Banbury boxing ring for charity
Healthcare Assistant, Florindo Dos Santos, known as Nappo, is hoping the support of residents at the Wantage care home where he works will help him in the ring as he prepares for a charity boxing match. Ultra White Collar Boxing is so-called because it was originally aimed at professionals in ’white collar’ jobs. UWCB gives people […]
Leeds dad steps into boxing ring to fight childhood cancer
A Leeds dad has stepped into the boxing ring to fight childhood cancer after his son and nephew were both diagnosed with the disease. Paul McMullen from Pudsey took part in an Ultra White Collar Boxing (UWCB) event at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds to raise funds for Candlelighters. The charity provides emotional, practical […]
Lisburn man steps into boxing ring after aunt diagnosed with incurable cancer
A Northern Irish man has stepped into the boxing ring to raise money for a cancer charity after his aunt was diagnosed with an incurable form of the disease. Steve Jones, 40, from Lisburn took part in an Ultra White Collar Boxing (UWCB) event at Europa Hotel in Belfast, to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer […]