NO REGRETS: STEVE GOODWIN INTERVIEW
Bilal Fawaz with his British and Commonwealth Titles alongside Steve Goodwin When Goodwin Boxing put on its final show at York Hall on March 14th the British boxing world lost something. More than something, a part of the celebrated, intimate small hall scene which fans will have to accept won’t be around forever. It is a horrible realisation but Steve Goodwin was candid as to why the family run promotion have called it quits. Steve has managed seventy five champions, and largely built their careers on his shows. “No Mickey Mouse titles” he says amusingly; his fighters have won Southern Area up to World Titles. “I’ve loved it. Overall my experience of boxing has been really positive”. He’ll continue to manage, with the new British middleweight champion Bilal Fawaz the jewel in his crown, but his honesty on promoting is a stark warning as to where the small hall is headed and how boxing can be cruel out of the ring as well as in it. “It was really sad on Saturday, it’s really hard, nobo...
