London Chessboxing
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| Owner | London Chessboxing Ltd |
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| Country | UK |
| Introduced | 2008 |
| Markets | UK |
| Website | www.londonchessboxing.com |
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London Chessboxing is a brand under which the sport of chessboxing has been promoted since 2008[1] in London, United Kingdom. Although the sport has been practiced in London since 1978,[2][3] the home of Chessboxing in London today is Islington Boxing Club[4][5] where London Chessboxing host regular training sessions.
The first ever Chessboxing event hosted in the UK under the brand was at Bethnal Green Working Men's club in Hackney by Tim Woolgar on the 15th of August 2008. Other notable venues include Chelsea Old Town Hall,[6][7] The Grange Hotel in St Pauls[8] and the Royal Albert Hall.[9][10] Presently their events are hosted at Scala, King’s Cross, London[11] and York Hall, London.
Notable chessboxers include former IBF Welterweight Champion,[12] Terry Marsh who has competed on three occasions at Scala London culminating in a successful challenge for the World ChessBoxing Association (WCBA) Welterweight Championship on June 13, 2015. Marsh beat the reigning WCBA middleweight champion Dymer Agasaryan by a points decision after 10 rounds following a chessboard draw in Round 9.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Chessboxing at Bethnal Green Working Man's Club 2008". Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "The Guardian on London Chessboxing".
- ↑ "London Chessboxing on BBC Radio 4".
- ↑ "Financial Times: Across ring and board with chessboxing". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Islington Boxing Club Host to Chessboxing". Islington Boxing Club. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Chesboxing Charity Fundraiser at Chelsea Old Town Hall". Yellobric. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Yellobric Chessboxing Ball, Chelsea Old Town Hall". London Randon. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Oracle Cancer Trust Chessboxing Gala". Square Mile. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Chess: boxing clever. From Prada to the Royal Albert Hall". The Evening Standard.
- ↑ "International Chessboxing at the Royal Albert Hall". The Nudge.
- ↑ "International Chessboxing London - International Chessboxing at Scala". viewlondon.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ Lydall, Ross. "Cheif News Correspondent". London Evening Standard. Standard. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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