I'm gonna be a published boxing writer on Friday!

Just got word from one of the guys at Boxing News (UK) that my article on a Scottish fighter called Gary McArthur will be in the magazine on Friday! I'm not sure how it will look or what but I don't care. Published in the Boxing News, holy ****. My other article on another Scottish fighter Ryan Brawley will be on their website tomorrow.

I've alrady been in print (March) after I interviewed Alex Arthur for The Scotsman newspaper as part of the build-up to Gomez v Burns.

But published in a proper Boxing magazine. Stunned.

Hopefully the severe case of having no self-belief will start to vanish now.

Happy days :happy

 

I got a degree in journalism and law in 2001. I went a bit off the rails when my dad died and I've only been back at the writing since the summer of last year. I started writing for this site and f i g h t b e a t. I've did some freelance sports work for local rags too. My boxing background is simple: Trained at a gym for a while but have been watching, researching and studying the game for the last twenty years. I'm 29 now and I'm having a go. Even if I'm not the next Schulberg, Borges, Farhood or Bunce I'm enjoying the experience. I've met and interviewed Alex Arthur for The Scotsman, interviewed Junior Witter, a couple of guys from the last Prizefighter series, Bruce Scott from the next Prizefighter series and I'm in the process of trying to arrange several other interviews for features.

A guy who writes for Boxing Monthly told me that around ten or so boxing writer in the UK get paid for doing it so it's a tough nut to crack. But if you put in the hard graft, write copy for free, get press passes, build up your contacts and get published as often as you can then you never know.

If you decide to follow your dream then I really hope things work out for you. If I can help with anything else feel free to pm me.

 

Cheers mate.

 

Here's hoping!

 

I've done a bit of writing for the Boxing News website and I'm regularly in touch with one of the guys at the magazine. So I barraged him with work and didn't give up. I've got the reward for it now. Hopefully this is just the beginning.

 

Cheers man, appreciate the support.