boxing

We've been bringing you inside coverage of the Wirral boxing scene and to truly understand it, I recently went to Rocky's gym in Birkenhead to train alongside the people of this inspiring community. My introductory boxing session with…

They say that to truly understand something is to do it -- to experience and to feel first hand. As Editor of La Vida Liverpool, I've been gaining a deeper understanding of the Wirral boxing scene and have unearthed some amazing things in…

We recently went 'ringside in Rock Ferry' (article here) as we attended a BBU boxing event courtesy of Mickey Allen and Twelve Quays Boxing. That night we discovered an amazing boxing community, met some really good people and most…

I'm on my way to the St. Anne's club in the heart of Rock Ferry for my first ever boxing event. Attending with my friend and our girlfriends, my mind begins to race. Preconceptions of pumped up macho testosterone overwhelms me and I feel a…

The ancient art of boxing has an enduring popularity, with high-profile professional matches between giants of the sport its lucrative, public face, attracting millions of ardent fans.  Yet, for local clubs up and down the country, it is…