From Pharmacist to Fighter
5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce
BBC
4.8 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Buncey is in Salford to catch up with the WBO lightweight world champion Rhiannon Dixon. They discuss her path to professional boxing and how she had to give up a career as an pharmacist to pursue her dream. And ahead of Lauren Price’s first shot at winning a world title this weekend, we hear from her opponent Jessica McCaskill and promoter Ben Shalom.
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| 0:00.0 | Before you listen to this BBC podcast I'd like to introduce myself. My name's |
| 0:04.0 | Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport |
| 0:07.5 | podcasts. I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading |
| 0:11.1 | journalists, experienced pundits and the biggest |
| 0:13.3 | sports stars. Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights |
| 0:17.4 | straight from the player's mouth. But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is |
| 0:22.0 | our unique access to the sporting world. |
| 0:25.0 | What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to |
| 0:28.9 | dedicated sports fans across the UK. |
| 0:31.5 | So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more. |
| 0:35.2 | This is five live boxing. |
| 0:40.2 | Now world champions in boxing come in all shapes and all sizes. |
| 0:44.0 | Some of them are deadly serious. |
| 0:45.0 | Some of them arrive at on the charges of 10 or 15 people. |
| 0:48.0 | Some make you go all over the world just to sit down for an audience. |
| 0:52.0 | Not today's guest, not today's world champion |
| 0:54.8 | at WBO Lightweight champion, Rianen Dixon. |
| 0:58.1 | You're gonna like her. |
| 0:58.9 | Trust me, you're gonna really like her. |
| 1:01.3 | Plus, we hear from Ben Shalom talking about Jessica McCaskill and |
| 1:05.9 | Lauren Price that's this Saturday and by the way it's live and exclusive on 5 Live |
| 1:10.4 | it's a nice kind of show this there's a nice feel to it there's a lot of weight for it there's a nice kind of show this. There's a nice feel to it. There's a lot of weight for it. There's a lot of love in here, a lot of humor in here. I'm Steve Bunce shop in Media City in Manchester with Rian and Dixon and |
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