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.
POST FILMING UPDATE:
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.
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.
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!