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Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Cathy “The Bitch” Brown is a former professional British boxer, being the 2nd female in the UK to receive her professional licence in 1998. She went on to become British and European Champion and ranked 3rd in the world.
Cathy was at the forefront of women’s boxing, her legacy being the rise of female boxers over the past 20 years. In her training she was regularly turned away from clubs, told she was too pretty to box and received little to no pay when she had a fight. It was her grit and passion for boxing that kept her in the ring, retiring only when her health was at risk. She is now a coach, cognitive behavioural therapist, public speaker and author of the comprehensive boxing instructional book ‘Boxology’. Throughout her career she has been fighting the inequality in sport, so who better to tell us how she dealt with systemic sexism, breaking the taboos and persevering through adversity to follow her dream.
Hosts: Shanti & Marina
Guest: Cathy Brown
Sound Editor and Song Writer: Will Grant
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