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Chief Executive Officer

Spencer Boya

Spencer is the CEO of Boxing is Love. Spencer's practices span widely across the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.  More

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Chairman of the Board

Ben Amanna

Ben is the Founder and CEO of BOXRAW, and the chairman of Boxing is Love trustee board

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Director of Programmes

Shelly Lee

Shelly is the Director of Programmes at Boxing is Love, with a background in Sociology and Music. More

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Head of Boxing

Denys Bil

Denys is a Boxing Coach and Educator who is particularly passioante about using sport as a tool for personal transformation, especially among disadvantaged and at-risk youth. More

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Researcher

Cinnamon Perkins

Cinnamon is a boxer and student at City, University of London, pursuing a degree in International Political Economy. More

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Researcher

Juwayn Keane

Juwayn is a competitive amateur boxer with experience in technical analysis and content creation. More

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Advisory Board Member

Andy Clarke

Andy Clarke is one of boxing's most respected and credible voices worldwide, serving as the lead commentator for Sky Sports Boxing.

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Advisory Board Member

Sarah Crews

Sarah Crews is an Associate Professor of Performance and Physical Culture at the University of South Wales. More

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Advisory Board Member

Adam Haniver

Adam Haniver is a England Boxing Level 3 coach and the Director of the DiSE Programme at Brighton Metropolitan College More

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Advisory Board Member

Hugo Ricca

A current trustee of the Bates Wells Foundation, Hugo is an expert in Charity Law 

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Trustee

Pardeep Barpagga

Pardeep is the Brand Director of BOXRAW.

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Boxing is Love Fellows

Derrick Osaze

Pastor and Pro Boxer

Derrick Osaze is a Pastor at God’s Vineyard Ministries and a professional boxer. He has led youth and education initiatives with national recognition for community impact, and is passionate about inspiring the next generation.

Dr. Anthea Moys

Artist, Educator, and Researcher

Dr. Anthea Moys is multi-modal artist, educator, practice-researcher, and facilitator whose work explores the intersections of Play, Power, and Decoloniality. You can view past project 'Boxing Games' (2007 & 2018-2022) here

Dr. Ella Harris 

Creative Researcher and Elite Amateur Boxer

Dr. Ella Harris is an independent researcher who uses creative and participatory methods to explore and address social challenges, with a focus on housing, crisis cultures, and young people. She is also the 2023 Elite English National Boxing Champion.

Dr. Ella Gilbert 

Climate Scientist and Competitive Boxing Coach

Dr. Ella Gilbert is a climate scientist and presenter with a PhD in Antarctic climate change, and a retired amateur boxer turned competitive coach with over a decade at Islington Boxing Club.

Dr. Sarah Crews

Associate Professor at the University of South Wales

Dr. Sarah Crews' research explores boxing as a cultural and performative act, with a focus on gender, representation, and the role of sport in visual and physical cultures. Her most recent project on the lost legacies and hidden labour in women's boxing can be found here

Dr. Solomon Lennox

Lecturer, Researcher

Lecturer in Performing Arts at Northumbria University, UK. His research work uses performance ethnography methodologies to examine the performance of identity amongst combat athletes.

Elena Sobol

Communications and Public Relations 

Elena is the Head of Presidential Operations & Communications at IBA. She has led global campaigns, managed reputational crises, advised top executives, and driven storytelling that doubled international media coverage and reached audiences of over 1 trillion.

Hannah Rankin

Classical Musician, Pro Boxer

Hannah is a former WBA and IBO 154lb World Champion, and also a professional musician, having performed with the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre and the London Sinfonietta.

Oscar McCracken

Trainee Solicitor and Pro Boxer

Oscar is a trainee solicitor and professional boxer, known as “Oscar De La Lawyer.” A first-class law graduate, he debuted professionally in 2024 and is Britain’s only current solicitor-boxer.

Rachel Bower

Met Police Detective, Former National Boxing Champion

Rachel is a Detective Inspector with the Met Police and a national boxing champion turned coach. She now leads grassroots clubs in Camden and works with England Boxing and GB Boxing to develop the next generation of athletes, with a focus on women, girls, and underrepresented communities.

Rakim Sajero

Psychologist and Pro Boxer

Rakim holds a BSc in Psychology and is an aspiring clinical psychologist. His goal is to combine boxing and psychology to support boxers.

Volunteering

This is your chance to help shape our future. You will gain hands-on experience in strategic planning, community engagement, networks and operational delivery.  As we scale ambitiously, your contributions will be both visible and deeply valued, affording you a sense of ownership over our collective successes. Moreover, upon reaching sufficient size and capacity, dedicated volunteers will be first in line for formal, remunerated positions, allowing you to transition into a rewarding career with us.

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  • About

    Research and being evidence backed is at the absolute core of our practice at Boxing is Love. We welcome researchers from all disciplines who is interested in finding a cross intersection with boxing, especially in areas of sociology, criminology, and psychology.

    Role

    The world of academic research in boxing is locked behind academic jargon, journal publishers and institutions. Therefore, aside for your standard researcher role of literature reviews, trend spotting, analysis etc, we are particularly looking for someone who can summarise and simplify existing research into bitesized, accessible content.

    About you

    Current university student or career researchers. If you do not hold a university qualification but believe that you have what it takes for the role, you will not be disadvantaged and judged solely based on your CV, please submit an application still.

    We are looking for a researcher who can go beyond standard literature reviews and analysis. Your key task will be to break down academic research on boxing, particularly in areas like sociology, criminology, and psychology, into clear and accessible insights that everyone can understand.

    Evidence-based thinking is at the heart of what we do. Whether you are a student, career researcher, or someone with relevant skills but no formal qualifications, we welcome your application.

  • About you

    We strongly prefer applications from those with an background in some form of artistic training, regardless of discipline. (e.g. Visual Art, Design, Film, Theatre etc.) Think having an unique artistic voice and flair is key.

    Role

    We are looking for experienced social media managers and content creators who have a strong track record in content creation and is able to submit a portfolio. This role includes planning content strategies, creating content, video editing/shooting, graphic designing etc. As long as your expertise is relavant, then we want to hear from you.

    About

    Raising awareness on the issues that we care about is again at the heart of our practice, and producing social media contents is one of the best ways to achieving this.

    We are looking for creative social media managers and content creators to help raise awareness of the issues we care about. You’ll plan strategies, create posts, and produce videos or graphics. A strong portfolio is essential.

    We especially welcome applicants with artistic training and a unique creative voice.

  • About you

    You must have a sharp eye for opportunity and the strong writing skills to craft narratives and tell compelling stories. You must be highly organised and have not only a strong understanding of our mission, but able to develop, contextualise, and tailor it for people of different demographics

    Role

    You will be responsible in researching potential grant openings, corporate foundation collaboration opportunities, developing strategies to attract donors, and patrons, drafting fundraising proposal and even plan fundraising events.

    About

    We are looking to grow aggressively and given Boxraw’s industry reputation and connections, you will have the rare opportunity of playing a big part in facilitating sponsorship and fundarising deals at all levels.

    We are looking to grow aggressively, and with Boxraw’s reputation and connections, this is a rare chance to play a key role in securing sponsorship and fundraising deals at all levels.

    You’ll research grant openings, corporate and foundation partnerships, draft proposals, plan fundraising events, and develop strategies to attract donors and patrons.

    You need a sharp eye for opportunity, strong writing skills to tell compelling stories, and the ability to tailor our mission for different audiences.

  • About

    We developed a bold and innovative curriculum that ticks all subject specifications of GCSE Sociology, Economics, Business, History and Media studies purely through teaching Boxing. No Gimmicks. And we need your help to bring this to life, to help our beneficiaries rediscover the excitement of learning and instil a kind of carefree curiosity every child starts out with

    About you

    You must have experience in teaching school subjects covered in our curriculum. Boxing must have played a big part in your life, and you are both passionate and knowledgeable about the sport. 

    You must be inspiring, nurturing, and someone that our young people can look up to.

    Role

    You will be responsible for teaching the academic side of the curriculums to our beneficiaries. We will require 1.5 hour of your time each week or every two weeks, and you will have to travel to one of our locations in central London, more detail to follow.

    We’ve developed a bold curriculum that delivers GCSE Sociology, Economics, Business, History, and Media Studies entirely through boxing. No gimmicks.

     

    We need your help to bring this to life and help our young people rediscover the excitement of learning.

    You will teach the academic side of the curriculum. We ask for 1.5 hours of your time each week or every two weeks at one of our central London locations.

    You must have experience teaching the subjects we cover. Boxing should have played a big part in your life, and you should be passionate and knowledgeable about the sport. Most importantly, you are inspiring, nurturing, and someone our young people can look up to.

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Volunteer Application Form

We will read every single application. However due to a very high number of applications at the moment, we will not be able to respond unless there is a suitable role that we can offer. Please kindly sign up to our mailing list for future updates.


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