MEETING RICHARD
I journeyed to Spartans gym in Southampton to film Richard Martin - otherwise known as Soxy - train in the ring. Soxy has won numerous boxing competitions across the south and I wanted to hear from him what it really takes to be a champion fighter. Because of how testosterone fuelled the sport is, I want to capture on film his own opinions regarding masculinity as well as talking about he puts himself through the gruelling training process.
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POST FILMING UPDATE:
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I have never been to a fighting gym before so when I arrived
at Spartans I didn’t really know what to expect. As I arrived and set up my camera I got to see the fighters both male and female in the gym training - this was great for getting footage which I think I will set the scene for Richard’s segment of the documentary.
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Richard was a really thorough teacher, and a well trained fighter. Whilst obtaining b-roll I got to watch him teach both a children's and then an adult boxing class - again great for additional footage. After speaking to his sparring partner a about the life of a boxer in training, I finally got to speak to Richard.
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Richard told me the hard work he puts into training, from 5am starts and going to the gym in the morning and evening all whilst fitting fighting around his normal 9-5 job. Boxing is something he’s dedicated his life too and it’s pretty impressive how much work he puts in. I will be unveiling more about his routine in my documentary, and exposing the truth about boxing!