BOXING and athletics could not seem any further apart as spectator sports, but there are a number of surprising similarities between them, and it’s for that reason that an increasing number of professional and amateur boxers are incorporating track work into their training routines.
Commonwealth middleweight champion and WBO ranked No.2 Tommy Langford is currently preparing for the biggest fight of his four-year-long professional boxing career, against Chris Eubank Jr on October 22 in Cardiff.
The 27-year-old from Birmingham who is signed to Frank Warren, explains how running has helped his main sport.
Although boxing and track athletics do not seem to be close together in the parameters of sport, in terms of timings and the aerobic and anaerobic systems used, they are actually very similar.
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14 CHARLIE GRICE
The Rio Olympic finalist on the
need to make the next big step up
SPOTLIGHT
20 TIANNA BARTOLETTA
The Olympic long jump champion
looks back on a great 12 months
24 THE RUNNING BOXER
British title contender Tommy
Langford on why interval training is
so important to him
26 MASTERS MARATHONER
Dave Winch reflects on breaking
records at over-70 level after an
inauspicious senior career
ACTION
38 NATIONAL ROAD RELAYS
Cardiff and AFD win main titles at
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PERFORMANCE
30 Sports science news
32 Insight into Andrew Pozzi’s training
34 Products – trail shoes reviewed
36 Laying the groundwork for the winter
NEWS
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10 Runner completes 401 marathons
11 Great Scottish Run’s sponsor boost
RESULTS & FIXTURES
48 Results round-up
56 Previews of the Great Birmingham
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plus TV guide
57 What’s On – fixtures guide
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