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Ringside Toe2Toe Boxing Podcast

Anthony ‘the Magician’ 🧙‍♂️💫 Sims returns to UK | AJ v Franklin ‘a calculated risk’

Ringside Toe2Toe Boxing Podcast

Sky Sports

News, Sports News, Sports

4.1918 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Andy Scott is joined by Gary Logan and Anthony ‘the Magician’ Sims as he returns to the UK ahead of his Super-Middleweight fight against Zak Chelli on Saturday at Wembley Arena. During the episode we find out about Anthony Sims’ background both in and out of the ring. We also take a closer look at some of the other stand out fights on Saturday’s card as well as the other boxing news from the week including Anthony Joshua’s return to the ring after it was announced that he will fight Jermaine Franklin on April 1st.

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0:00.0

The I'm going hard because I got to have much more.

0:14.0

All tight, are you ready for the banner you're like...

0:17.0

Hello and welcome to Ringside Toed Toe Toe tote, a podcast exclusive to Sky Sports. I'm Andy Scott and joining Gary Logan and myself this week the magician

0:28.0

Anthony Sims

0:29.2

Welcome back a couple of tricks up his sleeve. I'm sure this week, but welcome back. It's been four years I think since we had you here in the UK. So welcome back. How are you finding it?

0:38.0

Great to be back. This is my home. That's where I became a magician at. About time I get back to England.

0:44.0

Yeah, well, we are adopting you here.

0:47.0

We had that great run when you pretty much were fighting over here a couple times a year, but a lot's changed.

0:55.4

It's been a quieter period for you.

0:58.4

So how on earth did you end up fighting Zach Shelley this weekend? Where did that come about?

1:03.4

When did you get the call? I got the call and Boxer had been so long. I set the fight up.

1:09.6

Did you have any idea who Zach Shelley was before you before the phone rang?

1:13.0

I've heard the name before and did my research and I was like, okay,

1:16.0

it seems like a good fight. Styles make fights.

1:18.0

So you got, you know, boxer punch of myself versus an aggressive fighter as him.

1:22.0

So I like to look at a fight.

1:24.0

It's what boxing needs right now though,

1:25.4

we need matchups like this, like George Foreman and Frazier

1:29.0

or Tommy Herons, Robert of Iran.

1:30.7

We need matchups like this.

1:31.8

So I was like, let's do this right in

1:33.2

England what they call me Anthony I love it I'm laughing because you're

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