The Olympod: Recent Episodes
The Olympod
On August 11 2012 Luke Campbell achieved his life’s goal, winning an Olympic gold medal. He speaks Dave Rogers and John Dennen about what it takes to finish at the top of the podium at an Olympic Games, his experience of London 2012 and his advice for future Olympians. Plus he describes his 12 rounds with two-weight Olympic champion, pound-for-pound professional star Vasyl Lomachenko and what he learned himself.
Tony Jeffries, Olympic bronze medallist, unbeaten professional and now trainer to the stars, joins Dave Rogers and John Dennen to talk about the remarkable experiences of his career. He describes Beijing 2008, the emotion of winning a medal and reveals a previously untold Olympic scandal… Plus he describes training with Evander Holyfield, his advice for future Olympians and whether Robbie Williams can fight. All this and much, much more on the latest episode of the Olympod.
Joshua Buatsi, an Olympic bronze medallist and one of the stars of Rio 2016, joins Dave Rogers and John Dennen on the Olympod to talk about he’s coped with life in isolation, and get his lockdown television recommendations. He describes his own Olympic journey, what GB boxing means to him, how hard his battles were just to qualify for Rio. He delves into his experiences at the Games themselves and the lessons he learned along the way. He went into those Olympics hoping he wouldn’t embarrass himself and reveals how over the course of those few weeks he changed his entire life.