After speaking to a neurologist and a former boxer, I felt that the next step was to put my findings to someone that is still involved with the sport of boxing.
Since my documentary's main aim is to investigate whether regulations surrounding sparring and testing needed to be updated, I knew I needed to contact the bodies responsible for implementing them.
After reaching out to both England Boxing and the British Boxing Board of Control, I managed to secure an interview with Robert Smith, the General Secretary of the latter organisation.
The BBBC is responsible for overseeing all professional boxing in England, with a large part of their role concerning the safety precautions within the sport.
In recent years, the BBBC have in fact updated their policy on testing, with an annual MRI test now mandatory for professional boxers when they renew their license. Additionally, amateur boxers that turn professional must also be tested, with the results reviewed by medical professionals before they are allowed to fight.
During the interview I enquired whether just one test per year was enough, considering many boxers are taking blows to the head multiple times per week, and Robert's response gave me some really interesting points to go away and dissect.
He stated that whilst the safety of fighters is paramount, most boxers that they deal with don't make large sums of money, so any contributions on their part for increased testing would be limited.
Furthermore, he highlighted an issue with the testing process that I hadn't previously considered. With the technology becoming increasingly advanced, MRI scans often pick up abnormalities that turn out to be harmless, meaning that increased testing could throw up large amounts of 'false positives' and unnecessarily inhibit boxers.
Finally, Robert made the point that more honesty from both boxers and their trainers would help eliminate the need for further safety precautions in gyms.
This provided me with an incredibly interesting angle to explore. Whilst Robert felt that the training on concussion protocols provided to coaches should be enough to keep boxers safe whilst they're sparring, he seemed to believe that irresponsible behaviour from either party can quickly bypass this.
I'm extremely keen to follow up on this concept with England Boxing, who are responsible for regulating the amateurs, to see if a possible conflict of interest could cloud a coaches decision making when assessing the damage a boxer has taken in training.
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