Louis 'Smoky' Bacon: Chelteham's only pro boxer
About this episode
Louis 'Smoky' Bacon discusses his journey as a professional boxer and the challenges he faces balancing training with his job as a landscape gardener.
Louis ‘Smoky’ Bacon on preparations for his fifth pro fight, the challenges of being in training camp while working as a landscape gardener, the dream of fighting at Cheltenham Town Hall, selling tickets and training at the iconic Ingle Gym in Sheffield. For more in-depth feature interviews like this please visit and subscribe to the Sport and Life website: https://sportandlife.co.uk ************* Chief Sponsor: Bang & Olufsen Cheltenham: https://stores.bang-olufsen.com/en/united-kingdom/cheltenham/unit-15-the-courtyard-montpellier-street For 30% off Cytoplan supplements for your first purchase at https://www.cytoplan.co.uk and a 10% discount ongoing: Check out the intro to the podcast.
People in this episode
Host: Teddy Draper
Guest: Louis 'Smoky' Bacon
Topics covered
- professional boxing
- training camp
- landscape gardening
- Cheltenham
- Ingle Gym
- ticket sales
Keywords
- boxing
- training
- Cheltenham
- Ingle Gym
- landscape gardening
- professional fight
- ticket sales
Sponsors
Bang & Olufsen Cheltenham, Cytoplan
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sport and Life
Places: Cheltenham Town Hall, Ingle Gym, Sheffield
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