I'm pleased to announce the launch of my online coaching course, the Art of Boxing. Thirteen episodes to take boxers through the fundamentals of the sport to ensure the foundations are in place. Available at https://t.co/ibFY3wRkdQ
My thanks to Man Magazine and editor Rob Griffin for including me in their summer edition, out now. It was a privilege to be featured in such a prestigious publication. Interested? Page 74 tells my story. https://t.co/IDsgicTDOi
Congratulations to Lochee Boys Club - or Lochee Amataur Boxing Club, as they are today - on their 80th anniversary, a remarkable achievement. Excellent piece by Graeme Strachan in today's Courier. https://t.co/E3hEYz8Sco
Two years ago, there were around 200 of us. Today, there are 800k on Instagram (@franksnobleart). It began as a simple idea - to share my boxing ethos and teaching - and has grown into a global community. Thanks to everyone who has joined that community.
@JimSpenceDundee Unimaginable hardship in those days. I must post the St Mary's, Lochee, school pic from around 1919 or 1920 where half the class, including my dad, were barefooted. No sign of you in the pic, Jim. Plunking, were you?
This video is aimed at highlighting the important role amateur boxing clubs play in our communities. It's not necessarily about champions and elite fighters; it's more about the grassroots of the sport.
Tannadice Park, the home of Dundee United FC, has been the scene of many strange sights in the world of football, but none, surely, as bizzare as a boxing title fight featuring one of my former boxing trainers, Jim Brady.
@ColinDu01713679 I mentioned to my older brother, Dan - he was in the movies and TV as an extra - about your earlier message and he remebered the Duncan family fondly. Dan lived with my granny before he departed for London.
Dick McTaggart, of Dundee, Britain's most decorated amateur boxer, died in March 2025 and yesterday, at my old boxing club of St Francis ABC in Dundee, I viewed the statue they commissioned many years ago to mark his achievements.
When a 6'3" tall 23-year-old, 242lb heavyweight invites you to spar, you just get on with it. Thankfully, the 57-year age difference didn't matter, although I was pleased Norbert didn't connect. Otherwise, I might have been posting this from the local hospital.
When a 6'3" tall 23-year-old, 242lb heavyweight invites you to spar, you just get on with it. Thankfully, the 57-year age difference didn't matter, although I was pleased Norbert didn't connect. Otherwise, I might have been posting this from the local hospital. In
Two years ago, we had 200 followers. Today, as well as sitting at 750k followers, 17m people every month watch our offerings, whether it's for tutorialls or for our 'Never Give Up on Yourself' message encouraging people of all ages to keep fit and healthy.
Sky Sports shot this feature to mark my long association - which ended three years ago - with their Soccer Saturday programme. I'm back to boxing, albeit through coaching and my social media channels, after six decades as a journalist. Insta @franksnobleart