Wembley's world title triple-header

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports, Sports News

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Steve takes the pod to the press conference ahead of the three world title fights at Wembley this weekend. He chats to the promoter Eddie Hearn about the night and also gets an update on both Anthony Joshua and Conor Benn’s potential next fights. As well as speaking to Sunny Edwards, who headlines the event, he catches up with the other fighters on the card including Ellie Scotney, Nina Hughes, Katie Healy, Cheavon Clarke and Johnny Fisher. And we also hear from Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez who fight in New York in the early hours of Sunday.

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0:00.0	How do you cope with Ellison John?
0:03.0	We want to tell you about the brand new series of our podcast How Do Corp available now on BBC Sounds.
0:09.0	Let's create spaces where young people feel confident to say, actually, I need help.
0:14.0	Each week we speak to guests about some of the challenges they've had to overcome throughout their lives.
0:18.0	All answering the question, how do you cope?
0:21.0	You should let it seep out from every pore in your body and let it be physical and rageful so that it can leave.
0:28.0	They've been some of the most illuminate in conversation I've ever had.
0:32.0	From BBC Radio 5 Live.
0:34.0	How do you cope with Ellison John?
0:36.0	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:41.0	This is 5 Live Boxing.
0:44.0	Another week, another special boxing podcast and a three world title fights on Saturday at Wembley.
0:50.0	Sonny Edwards defending his world title.
0:54.0	Chanika Johnson coming over from Australia to give Ellie Scott near a chance to win a world title and Nina Hughes.
1:01.0	40 years of age defending her world title against Kate Healey.
1:06.0	Meanwhile, in New York in the basement of Madison Square Garden,
1:10.0	Josh Taylor will be defending his world title against tier female Lopez.
1:15.0	That's a big weekend of boxing in any month in any year.
1:20.0	Sadly, still no heavyweight news.
1:22.0	I'm Steve Bunts and this is 5 Live Boxing.
1:29.0	So, to bed the head to head, Sonny Edwards and Campos have come face to face.
1:33.0	Every single fight has come face to face.
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