Underground: Bare Knuckle Boxing in the UK
27 mins
Once regarded as something that happens exclusively in Guy Ritchie films and on Gypsy sites, bare-knuckle boxing is fast becoming a thriving scene in the UK—the ultimate British bloodsport. When Clive Martin embeds with the bare-knuckle boxing elite, what he discovers is not dissimilar to Fight Club: IT technicians, builders, lifestyle coaches, and even a lawyer, all throwing their unprotected fists into one another's faces. It's a subculture of honor, pride, and violence. As the UK prepares to play host to the first US-vs.-UK bare-knuckle title fight in 150 years—the biggest event the scene has known since it went underground in the 19th century—Clive tries to find out whether violence is a cause or effect for these angry young men.
Clive Martin
Self
Rhys James
Director
Graham Johnson
Producer
Benjie Croce
Camera Operator
Joe Alexander
Camera Operator
Grant Armour
Camera Operator
Grant Armour
Editor
Mark Pickles
Editor
Iain Pettifer
Editor
Rhiannon Mayor
Assistant Editor
Josh Haddow
Researcher