The Boxers of Newport : The Gwent Valleys and Monmouthshire
by
Gareth Jones
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
The Boxers of Wales
ISBN-10
1902719638
ISBN-13
9781902719634
Publisher
St David's Press
Imprint
St David's Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 26th, 2017
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
490 grams
Dimensions
16.70 x 23.50 x 1.60 cms
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With four world champions including Joe Calzaghe, arguably the greatest Welsh boxer of all time, and a host of Welsh, British and European champions, Gareth Jones celebrates the great boxing tradition of Newport the Gwent Valleys and Monmouthshire by highlighting the exploits of 70 boxers who hail from the south east corner of Wales.
There has always been a great boxing tradition in Newport and the valleys of Monmouthshire, but recently the area has excelled itself. Over the last two decades, no fewer than four world champions have been groomed in local gyms. Robbie Regan, Gavin Rees, Nathan Cleverly and the incomparable Joe Calzaghe may be the stand-out achievers featured in this book, but they are far from the only stars remembered here. Johnny Basham and the `Maesglas Marciano’, Dick Richardson, lead the way for the city on the Usk, while there are many others who have worn the Lonsdale Belt or claimed Commonwealth Games medals. And the changing face of boxing is epitomised by Ebbw Vale girl Ashley Brace, the first woman to top a professional bill in Wales – and the first to win an international title. Some 70 boxers are pictured and profiled. Any fight fan, whether a `Gwentie’ or not, will enjoy this book.
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