The Journeyman Cave

Send us Fan Mail In the latest of our festive podcasts, we welcome the Leeds Road Warrior - Joe Hardy.  With a total of 47 fights so far, we speak to Joe about his goals moving forward and discuss his big dream fight with Cory Sagar in his home City of Leeds this weekend on the Callum Simpson “Boxxer” Bill. - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancave - - - Our production...

Send us Fan Mail Joining us for this year’s JMOTY award episode is very special guest - Paddy Ivory. We take a look back at the last 12 months and discuss the road warriors who have racked up the most bouts; Milestones reached; Ones to watch in 2026; and, of course, the top 5 fighters in contention for Journeyman of the Year! 🏆 - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancav...

Send us Fan Mail It's great to be back after an extended hiatus, and to thank everyone for their patience and support we have a mini run of episodes for you in the lead up to the festive season. First up, we go a little off our usual track with former British and Commonwealth Flyweight champion - Tommy Frank. - - - Check out the Boxing Dads YouTube channel here:  https://youtube.com/@boxingda...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is dedicated to the late, great, Genadij Krajevskij.  Much loved by all around the boxing circuit, we hear from some of the fighters who knew him best from the away dressing room.  The Baltic Bomber 💔 - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancave - - - Our production team Recorded and edited by: Chris Scarfe Executive producer and editor: Jam...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode we wander into somewhat unfamiliar territory and welcome former British, Commonwealth and WBU Cruiserweight Champion Mark Hobson.  Having fought on numerous big shows, we discuss his career in the sport and what it was like to share the ring with such fighters as Enzo Maccarinelli & John “Buster” Keeton. - - - Follow us and support the show: https:/...

Send us Fan Mail It’s been a while, but we are finally back with a bang! It’s Series 7 and joining us on this episode is our first female fighter - Amy Greatorex.  With a current record of 1 win & 11 losses, the “G-Rex” is definitely doing things the hard way in the away corner, and is someone Mark has wanted to have on the show for a while.  - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linkt...

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Mark look back at the extended sixth series of the podcast, plus Mark’s picks for which road warriors to keep an eye on in 2025!  - - - #ITSOKAYTOTALK To find your nearest branch of Andy’s Man Club visit their website:  https://andysmanclub.co.uk/ - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancave - - - Our production team Recorded and edited by: Chri...

Send us Fan Mail Former pro-boxer Carl Allen sadly passed away in September 2024, after a long battle with illness. Carl was regarded as one of the toughest journeymen in the sport, ending an almost 20 year long career with a record of 19-114-7 In this tribute episode, we hear from friends and former opponents, including: Duke McKenzie Peter Buckley Matt Harris Stevie Conway Bradley Pryce Esham Pi...

Send us Fan Mail We bring 2024 to a close with our very first “Journeyman of the Year” award 🏆 Mark & Chris discuss the nominees and also look back on other events of the past 12 months. Mental Health matters. If you need to talk, find your nearest Andy’s Man Club: https://andysmanclub.co.uk/find-your-nearest-group/ To donate to the Genadij Krajesskij fund, please follow the link below: https...

Send us Fan Mail This week we speak to Barnsley's very own former heavyweight, Neil Kirkwood.  As well as sharing the ring with former WBA champion, Nikolai Valuev, we also talk about his heartbreaking loss to Julius Francis, and how he was only one fight away from potentially facing “Iron” Mike Tyson.  - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancave - - - Our productio...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Connor “The PitBull” Meanwell onto the show.  After a brief spell away from the ring, Connor decided to take his stool over to the away corner, but still has a few ambitions he hopes to achieve before hanging up the gloves. - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancave - - - Our production team Recorded and edited by: Chris Scarfe Exec...

Send us Fan Mail The Metrodome in Barnsley played host to the Outlaw Promotions show on 23/11/24 While Mark worked the away corner again, Chris managed to chat with a variety of the fighters on the card that night.  We meet Harley Marginson, Ryan Labourn, Jordan Harding, Richard Helm, Dylan Courtney, Brandon Pickup, and Jake Bray.  Big thank you to Josh Wale for the invite! - - - Follow us and sup...

Send us Fan Mail After an unavoidable hiatus, Mark & Chris are back with more episodes in the run up to the festive period. We kick off with “The Sassanian Assassin” - Kasra Zoughalian. Originally from Iran, Kasra is now fighting out of Wakefield and has just started on the circuit with 3 fights under his belt so far. - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancave - - -...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode we speak to Sheffield’s Lee Duncan.  Lee was know for his slick and fast Ingle style. He has shared the ring with some top fighters including Callum Johnson , Kenny Anderson and Rocky Fielding. - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancave - - - Our production team Recorded and edited by: Chris Scarfe Executive producer and edit...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode we welcome former professional fighter Kyle Whitham.  He talks to us about his relatively short boxing career, including tales of sparring partners and stories of former Journeymen, plus his connections with the biggest up-and-coming promotions company, GBM Boxing. - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancave - - - Our producti...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of The Journeyman Cave we welcome Marcin Prostko.  Still in the early stages of his boxing career, we speak to him about his time on the MMA circuit, and how he has turned his attention to boxing on the road out of Wolseley Boxing Gym. - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancave - - - Our production team Recorded and edited by...

Send us Fan Mail We kick off Series 6 with a visit from manager and trainer, Latif Mohammed. A man of many talents, Latif has worked with likes of Jason Cunningham, Craig Derbyshire and Serge Ambomo. He's also met some greats of the boxing world, such as Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancave - - - Our production team Recorded...

Send us Fan Mail For our 50th episode we wanted to do something a little different to the usual format, so we had 13 contributors tell us their thoughts on the legendary Smith brothers - Ernie & Billy. Rather than retell their biography again, we hear a variety of stories, from the funny to the heartfelt, mostly from people who faced one or both of them in the ring. Massive thanks to: Michael...

Send us Fan Mail We attended the Scott Calow Boxing Promotions show on Saturday 13th April, at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Sheffield.  While Mark worked as the House Second for the night, Chris pitched up in the corner of the Away changing rooms and interviewed some of the guys there. We hear from Michael Mooney, Kiernan McAfee, Harley Marginson, Kristaps Zulgis, Perry Howe, and Fonz Alexander...

Send us Fan Mail We bring series 5 to a close with our regular end-of-season round-up episode. Mark tells us which journeymen to keep an eye on in the coming months, before we recap all the guests we’ve had on the show, plus we wish Liam Rocco Richards a happy retirement and best of luck with his new venture! www.rocandfloss.com - - - Follow us and support the show: https://linktr.ee/journeymancav...

Send us Fan Mail This week Perry Howe joins us in the studio to chat about his career to date. “The Promise” is normally a big ticket seller in the home corner, but has recently taken his stool and migrated over to the away corner, so it was great to welcome him on to the show. #ITSOKAYTOTALK To find your nearest branch of Andy’s Man Club visit their website:  https://andysmanclub.co.uk/ - - - Fol...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk to “The Skimmer” - Sam Melville.  With ten fights under his belt already, Sam has shared the ring with some top prospects of the future, including Connor Adaway and the talented Southern Area Champion Michael Webber-Kane.  After being away from boxing for the past twelve months, we hope to see Sam in the ring again sometime soon. - - - #ITSOKAYTOTALK To find your...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 with Russell Henshaw, we delve deeper into his pro-boxing career where he shared the ring with some of the best current British fighters, including Jack Massey and Chris Billam- Smith, as well as his famous “skid-marks pants” prank at the weigh-in before his fight with Lawrence Okolie. Part 1 available here: https://thejourneymancave.buzzsprout.com/2037223/14626863-round...

Send us Fan Mail We kick off another 2-parter on The Journeyman Cave this week, with Part 1 of our chat with Russell Henshaw. Russ tells us about taking up kick-boxing as a youngster, before moving onto amateur boxing and eventually the pros, during which time he sparred Tony Bellew and narrowly missed out on a bout with Butterbean! - - - #ITSOKAYTOTALK To find your nearest branch of Andy’s Man Cl...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome our first female guest on to the show - Laura Holling.  Laura has worked her way through the grassroots of boxing, and is now found regularly in professional corners with such fighters as Stevi Levy & Luke Fash (where she picked up a particular nickname).  We also discuss how her job as an orthodontist led to the creation of her company - No KO Gumshields....