Category: Podcast

PODCAST EP88: By Rook or Left Hook (part 1)

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Interview with David Bitton, writer, director and producer of By Rook or Left Hook: The Story of Chessboxing. David has been in and around the sport of chess boxing for many year and started recording the film in 2009. In the first part of this 2 part interview we look at how chessboxing has changed over the years and how the two competing vision of Woolgar and Rubingh played out.

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PODCAST EP87: Matt “Matador” Thomas

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Matt and Gavin discuss the impressive Helsinki event in October before getting stuck into Matt’s chess boxing carrier and his WCBO world title fight. Matt runs a philanthropic organisation called Brawl for a Cause and parallels are drawn between the successes of this enterprise and how chessboxing could learn from this. Matt is also a reality TV star and is able to give a truly unique perspective on his time on the Netflix show “Love is Blind”. Matt is now a chessboxing commentator and talks about how he moved into this role. What is Matt’s favourite chocolate bar and what plans has he got to bring chessboxing to the US?

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Podcast EP86: Cats like Felix, like Felix

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The podcast welcomes Felix “Intense” Li who has crossed over from the world of Kabaddi for his first ever chessboxing fight in on the 11th of December 2021 in London. He is up against Gearoid Veale and we get an insight into Felix’s strategy on the board.

The podcast also catches up with David “Northern Powerhouse” Jarmany ahead of his clash with crowd favourite Lars ’Lazarus’ Björknäs. David reveals how he hopes to get the better of Lars in the ring and what he is expecting from Lars on the board.

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Podcast EP82: Nordic Chessboxing

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Post pandemic podcast – welcome back!

The podcast catches up with Tero and Lars from the Finnish Chess Boxing Club ahead of their event next Saturday on the 2nd of October. The mayor of Helsinki Juhana Vartiainen will be commentating on the event. We also run through all the fights and let you know what to expect and who to watch out for.

Tickets: www.nordicchessboxing.com

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