SPORTSLINE

Marcia Sey has been an outstanding success of the summer athletics season. The young South Londoner of Ghanaian parents set down her marker of excellence by winning the British 100 metres hurdles championship in a record 12.65 seconds – making her fourth in the all-time UK list. Nobody could be more enthusiastic for her success […]

By Clayton Goodwin Sporting Equals has announced that Roland Butcher and Maggie Alphonsi MBE will receive Special Lifetime Achievement Awards at the upcoming Sporting Equals Awards hosted by Colin Jackson CBE on the evening of Saturday 18th April. The awards recognise individuals whose careers have delivered lasting impact, broken barriers and helped to shape a

by Clayton Goodwin My abiding memory of Wayne Alexander was that punch with which he destroyed Takaloo, almost literally, in the second round of their fight at the York Hall, Bethnal Green on 10th September 2004. It was a make-or-break match for both men. Each was known to have a potent knockout out punch and each

By Clayton Goodwin In the late hours of 22nd January 1973 my work-colleague Tim McCarthy and myself settled into our seats in a cinema close to Victoria station in London to watch the closed-circuit live coverage coming to us from the world heavyweight boxing championship match in Kingston, Jamaica. We brought a bottle of whiskey with

Caribcommx Caribcommx CHAMBERLAIN’S CHANCE TO OPEN DOORS AT THE PALACE Isaac Chamberlain, 30 years-old from Brixton, South- London, takes on a hard challenge when he defends his Commonwealth Boxing Council cruiserweight title against Jack Massey at the Selhurst Park Football Ground, Crystal Palace on next Saturday 15th June. The vacant European Boxing Union crown is

By Clayton Goodwin In a half-century and more of reporting professional boxing – it started at the Lime Grove Baths in Shepherd’s Bush, West London on 14th February 1968 – I have seen many exciting contests and a good few spectacular finishes. So, it must be difficult for me to decide which was the hardest

Isaac Chamberlain celebrates his success. Trainer/coach Bobby Mills is third from right By Clayton Goodwin Isaac Chamberlain, 29 years-old, took the British and vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight titles on a one-sided decision against the hitherto unbeaten Mikael Lawal at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London. Lawal, who sought to sway outcome by landing one heavy punch,

By Clayton Goodwin Vivien Parsons has approached the new boxing season with quiet confidence. Although she came into the summer break on a high note with victory in the national championships, in various international competitions here and overseas, as well making her first (victorious) appearance in her country’s vest, she knows that there are trials