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Billy Taylor, Repton Boxing Club champion and actor, boxing on film, Bethnal Green
Billy Taylor boxing on film © Z360 Photography
Boxing Local Society 

Repton Boxing Club champion Billy Taylor’s obituary

March 10, 2022March 11, 2022 Lily Wakeley 74 Views 0 Comments Features 5 min read

East Ender Billy Taylor’s illustrious career spanned that from Olympic boxing champ, a member of the Territorial Army, to starring

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Younger Repton Boxing Club participants train with older coaches, Bethnal Green
The grit and focus it takes to add to the ranks of Repton Boxing Club's 500 national champions is no joke. © Andrew Leo
Boxing Cultural heritage Culture & communities Local 

The salvation offered by Repton Boxing Club

November 24, 2021March 31, 2022 Lily Wakeley 168 Views 0 Comments Features, Galleries 4 min read

Andrew Leo’s searingly beautiful photoessay captures the spirit of the legendary boxing club that was his salvation during lockdown. Andrew

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Two boxers competing at York Hall
Image: Tabitha Stapely
Boxing Cultural heritage Local 

Boxing is the lifeblood of Bethnal Green

June 23, 2021July 2, 2021 Niamh Carroll 190 Views 1 Comment 5 min read

Bethnal Green is home to both iconic boxing venues and fighters. But why does this part of the East End

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A night at the boxing, York Hall, Bethnal Green, East London.
All photos by Tabitha Stapely © Social Streets C.I.C
Boxing Cultural heritage Culture & communities Local Society 

Ringside: Blood and solidarity at York Hall boxing [PHOTOS]

February 19, 2019November 4, 2021 Frederick O'Brien 100 Views 0 Comments Galleries 1 min read

The main event is ringside at York Hall boxing. You’d do well to find a more varied cross section of

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Archive photo of workers repairing stairs, Bethnal Green tube disaster.
Boxing Cultural heritage Local Society 

Remembering The Bethnal Green Tube Disaster

March 1, 2018February 22, 2021 Anastasia Miari 5847 Views 0 Comments Features 3 min read

The 3rd of March marks the anniversary of the Bethnal Green tube disaster. One of the worst civilian disasters of

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