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A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume IILegacy and Leverage

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume II: Legacy and Leverage [The chapter looks at where Sheffield stands in the unofficial ‘rankings’ of British boxing cities and how, through the construction of the English Institute of Sport (EIS), it became the training centre of the Great Britain Olympic boxing squad. Sheffield’s status as Britain’s first ‘City of Sanctuary’ has also impacted on the city’s boxing profile with the emergence of a new breed of ethnically diverse local fighters. The impact on UK society of other combat sports such as mixed martial arts, UFC and White Collar Boxing is also examined.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume IILegacy and Leverage

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-63552-7
Pages
295 –331
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-63553-4_6
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[The chapter looks at where Sheffield stands in the unofficial ‘rankings’ of British boxing cities and how, through the construction of the English Institute of Sport (EIS), it became the training centre of the Great Britain Olympic boxing squad. Sheffield’s status as Britain’s first ‘City of Sanctuary’ has also impacted on the city’s boxing profile with the emergence of a new breed of ethnically diverse local fighters. The impact on UK society of other combat sports such as mixed martial arts, UFC and White Collar Boxing is also examined.]

Published: Jan 5, 2021

Keywords: EIS; Olympic Games; UFC; White Collar Boxing; Refugees

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