Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I want to tell you why I love podcasting.

Hi, my name's Tommy Dixon, and I make podcasts for the BBC.

I'm a big fan of stories, always loved a good book.

But when I started commuting for my first job, I discovered podcasts.

I was blown away by how a creative idea and the right mixture of sounds could take you into

a whole new world full of incredible stories. You know, the type that make you go, wow. And that kind of inspired me to

give it a go myself, which to cut a long story short led to a BBC training scheme and a whole

new career giving other people that exact same feeling. So if you want to hear amazing stories

that make you go wow like I did, they're just a tap or click away on BBC

sounds.

This is Five Live Boxing.

You know it's a special start to the year when you're in a swanky hotel off Park Lane and

you're gathered with a group of boxes.

Lauren Price, Natasha Jonas, Savannah Marshall, Karis Artenstall, Raven Chapman and Caroline Dubois.

World champions, Olympians, Olympic medalists, including gold medal winner Lauren Price.

And you know why they're here?

Because they're fighting on March the 7th

at the Royal Albert Hall, one of boxing's most iconic venues. What a night that will be.

And that's why we're doing a bonus pod. It's January and it's bonus pod time. We've got world title fights coming up week after week after

week. What a start. I told you last year, 2025 will be special. I'm Steve Bunce and this is

Five Live Boxing. So to launch such a night, you have to find such a place.

Well, we're in Park Lane, where else?

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