The Chessboxing Podcast

Tim “Hippo” Woolgar joins the pod all the way from Oz along with Matt “Crazy Arms” Read for a look back at Chessboxing Mayhem and specifically how Matt did against newbie Dan “The Wall” Hall. Matt complains that the bouts were too well matched and he was unable to deliver on his usual flat track...

Rasel claims to be have been called the “Floyd Mayweather” of Chessboxing – jury is still out. Andrew’s ring name is the “Komodo Dragon” because he loves to snack on this opponents days after biting them. Rasel concedes that Andrew has the advantage in the chess and the pod talks about his potential tactics to...

The other half of the Corrigan-Smith friendship, Andrew Smith is on the podcast this week. Turns out his ring name “Pawn Slayer” hasn’t been taken. Andrew met James across the university chessboard 12 years ago only to discover they played in the same chess league at home in London. Dan claims the Matt is a...

James Corrigan is swithering between two ring names, “Spice Boy” or “Landlord”. Dash considers a plethora of possible ring names including “D-Money” and Dash “Blitzen”. James will be fighting Andrew Smith, long-term friend and chess adversary. They’ve been playing chess for 12 years and now they will be facing off in the chess boxing ring....

Karl Ouch looks back at By Rook of Left Hook, what it means to the sport. Karl talks about how he came into the sport in late 2013 and how Tim Woolgar was running events by the seat of his pants. Does the film represent a true reflection of the history of the sport? Karl...

Karl Ouch talks about his upcoming chess festival in Serbia, Chess Magic. We find out if the WCBA Light Heavyweight World Champion will be defending his belt any time soon and what he got up to in Italy instead of fighting in the WCBO world championships (please drink responsibly!), including sparring with World Heavyweight Champion...

Podcast No More Mr Niche Guy interviews CBN’s Gavin Paterson about the sport of Chessboxing. Where it has come from, where it is going and everything in between. Listen and subscribe to No More Mr Niche Guy on Spotify here: https://bit.ly/3J8azuR

The podcast catches up with Shayan “Shah” Zarein Dolab, the King of Persia. Shayan lost on time to Anthony “Toto” Bourached. Desperate to win his first chessboxing bout, Shayan was up against a much stronger chess player and we learn what tactics he used and how he tried to knock out his AI opponent. Parallels...

Veteran chess boxer Dan Mayfield gives newcomer Felix Li a few compliments about his first chessboxing bout and first win. Dan overcame a spirited performance from Artūras Lukošiūnas who was going hard to knock him out. How his opponent’s persona effected his training and what Dan expected compared to what he found in the ring....

The podcast talks to victorious chess boxers Anthony “Toto” Bourached and David “Northern Powerhouse” Jarmany. Both fighters beat last minute opponents who pushed them to the wire in the boxing rounds. Toto talks about the preparation he did for his original opponent and how this effected his performance agains Shayan “Saha” Doulab. David Jarmany had to...