5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

From Pharmacist to Fighter

05.06.2024 - By BBC Radio 5 livePlay

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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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