The second instalment of Fight Camp saw Natasha Jonas and Terri Harper put on a show in the main event, the first ever all-British women’s world title fight. Book it via your Sky remote or book it online here. Shannon Courtenay is ready for the biggest fight of her career at Fight Camp (Image: Mark Robinson) Read More Related Articles. Whenever there’s anything stressful I just give it to her and she does it for me. Sky customers: Buy Whyte vs PovetkinNon-Sky customers: Buy Whyte vs Povetkin, THE CRUCIAL KNOCKDOWN ð @Rachel_Ball_ landed this sweet left hook in round 1 to give herself an early lead ð pic.twitter.com/ErAoIePf9x. “To have her not there on fight night is going to be horrible. udderless, running wild and 32kg over her current fighting weight, Shannon Courtenay remembers excusing herself midway through her first boxercise class six years ago on the pretence of needing the loo. 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The former tearaway was overweight and unhappy when she found boxing but is now punching her way towards the top, Last modified on Mon 4 May 2020 05.14 EDT, Rudderless, running wild and 32kg over her current fighting weight, Shannon Courtenay remembers excusing herself midway through her first boxercise class six years ago on the pretence of needing the loo. “I didn’t know how to deal with it and it troubled me. Even little things like getting a mortgage, she’s doing it for me. Shannon Courtenay suffered her first career loss on Aug. 14, dropping an eight round decision to Rachel Ball at a Matchroom Fight Camp show, … I’ve been going out running during the day and then doing the bag and weights at night so I’m coping absolutely fine, but at first it was very, very tough. That’s why I continue to push myself so much to continue to improve myself because I’ve so much to catch up on because I was so late to the game. She states: “It’s nice that I”m going to be able to prove myself Friday night, and I’ve had a whole camp where I’ve known who I’m fighting.
With her career on hold until elite sport is given the green light to resume, Courtenay has little option but to remain patient. Ball represents Courtenay’s first opponent with a winning record and the first time she has been able to properly prepare for a fight throughout camp.
I tried to explain to her that her world is just beginning. It’s been a great journey already but I think this is just the start of it. “Boxing made me happy and the weight started falling off because I wasn’t smoking or drinking any more. "It's hard taking a defeat but you have to bounce back. The Baby Faced Asssasin is adamant she will meet her toughest challenge with her best performance yet as her journey progresses to the next stage.
“I was really unhappy and I had no direction but suddenly I knew what I wanted to do,” she says. Whilst Courtenay’s mum cannot be there for Friday’s action, she is one of the few people to make the cut to keep contact with the rising star. "Camp has been the best I've ever had and I've been working so hard, so I just can't wait to get in there and show everyone what I'm capable of.". If she is disappointed she hides it well, her conversation punctuated by constant self‑deprecating laughter, never more so than when she is discussing her gardening misadventures. I told the instructor I was going out for a wee but I actually went out for a cigarette and got sick.”. “On the big stage, one of the only live sporting events back, and they put on an unbelievable show then showed so much grace and class afterwards. “I was the only girl there but the minute I walked in it changed my life dramatically. “My mum has been such a big part of my life, and she’s just a support system for me. “That’s wishful thinking but what we do know is that it will be behind closed doors and there won’t be any audience for a while.” While far from ideal, at least it will mean a return to dancing under those lights. It could have gone either way. “Just knowing she’s not going to be there was horrendous.
Don't miss our must-read newsletter. “I was so unfit and I just couldn’t wait for the hour to be up. She still has a huge future.". Shannon Courtenay gained "respect" from climbing off the floor but must now "bounce back" from a shock defeat, says promoter Eddie Hearn. Don't worry about being happy or smiling. “I was hungover,” she recalls. "Physically she was fine," said Hearn. ", President quizzed on steps of Walter Reed military hospital about how many White House staff he's infected, Black student dies in initiation to join uni club where 'members dressed in KKK robes', The death of Sanda Dia, 20, in Belgium, was initially deemed a tragic accident with the belief but a disturbing video and photo have come light to links members to the KKK and the Nazis. “But I know as soon as the fight is over on Friday I’ll be straight on the phone to her to say, ‘mum I’m alright, I won, it’s good’. Claressa Shields takes center stage on women's boxing's biggest night, Jane Couch: ‘I wish I hadn’t been the first in boxing ... I’m damaged’, Shannon Courtenay: 'I was the only girl there but it changed my life'.
Distraught. I walked out of the gym, threw my cigarettes in the bin, got up at 5am the next morning and went running. Her instructor noticed that for all her shortcomings in the fitness department, Courtenay packed a particularly ferocious punch and recommended that she present herself at the Finchley boxing gym, where another wayward youth by the name of Anthony Joshua first laced up his gloves for further tuition in the sweet science. “I’m one of those people that can’t deal with stress.
“It bothered me at the beginning,” she admits. “It’s been quite nice to be honest being in the bubble because there’s been no stress. And whilst Ball’s odds of causing an upset have tumbled, Courtenay insists the fact she knows what she is dealing with will mean fans see a different side to her game. She was aged 20 at the time and had gone along with friends from Abbots Langley, near Watford. Watch Whyte-Povetkin and Taylor-Persoon 2 on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Box Office, from 7pm. “People have connected with me in a nice way they might not do with other fighters. Shannon Courtenay rocks Buchra El Quaissi with a punishing right on her way to victory in December at London’s York Hall. For every 100 comments there might be two nasty ones and they were the ones I focused on. So far, it has largely been a case of finding unknown opponents or needing late replacements. Now aged 26, she fights out of the gym in Redhill, Surrey, run by the trainer Adam Booth, who is plotting her career path along with the promoter Eddie Hearn.
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