Boxing News is a British weekly boxing magazine published by iD Sports Media. It is the oldest boxing magazine still in publication.
34-604: Packet Newspapers (Cornwall) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Newsquest media group, which publishes the Packet series of weekly tabloid newspapers . The series is named after the Falmouth Packet service , which commenced operation in about 1688. Weekly circulation for all Packet titles was 39,350 as of 27 February 2013, 32% greater than that of their regional rival, Northcliffe Media 's The West Briton , which had
68-529: A 24-hour strike to protest against compulsory redundancies and cuts of up to £3 million. Newsquest's Glasgow NUJ members went on strike again on 25 July 2007, hampering the Sunday Herald' s planned re-launch. Successful union action had already led to the reinstatement on 31 July of the deputy Father (leader) of the Evening Times Chapel (office branch), Gordon Thomson, while a work-to-rule had caused
102-480: A circulation of 29,710 on the same date. The Falmouth & Penryn Packet is a weekly tabloid newspaper sold in and around the towns of Falmouth and Penryn on the southern coast of western Cornwall . Several newspapers have borne the title Falmouth Packet in the past. The earliest, founded in 1801, was the Cornwall Gazette & Falmouth Packet , which lasted under that title for less than two years when
136-502: A city printer and boxing fan, saved the paper, appointing W. H. Miller as the new editor. Miller was responsible for reinvigorating the magazine. In 1935, Miller departed and was replaced by Sydney Ackland, who had previously worked as John Murray's assistant editor. World War II brought many changes as first Ackland, then replacement Stanley Nelson, contributed to the war effort. Murray then was reinstated as editor, but ill health forced him to step down in 1941. Gilbert Odd took over until
170-557: A digital audience of 28 million unique users including the Scottish jobs website s1jobs.com . In March 2022, Newsquest acquired the Archant group of regional newspapers from RCapital . In July 2007, the UK's Competition Commission reported that it was investigating allegations made by SNP MP for Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart that Newsquest had given it misleading evidence while it
204-516: A local news publishing business operating in Scotland, Berkshire and Northern Ireland, for an undisclosed sum. The Romanes newspaper portfolio comprises one daily, 19 weekly paid-fors and nine weekly frees, and associated websites, and the company employs 270 staff. On 28 April 2016, Newsquest announced that the latest comScore figures (Feb 2016) showed that users spend more time per month on Newsquest sites than any other regional press group. Newsquest has
238-427: A long-time London fight reporter, as the new editor. Rushton proved less popular than Murray and the newspaper was put up for sale again. Another set of sportsmen bought the magazine and Godfrey Williams was named editor. He attempted to run Boxing as a newspaper, cutting popular features, and reducing news stories down to the shortest possible length. The circulation quickly dropped to its lowest ever. Billy Masters,
272-521: A media company in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Cornwall article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Newsquest Newsquest Media Group Limited is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom. It is owned by the American mass media holding company Gannett . It has 205 brands across
306-687: A time of great change in the boxing world. The most notable new developments were the proliferation of world titles and the increase in the number of major British promoters. Mullan was fiercely principled and well respected in the boxing fraternity. When he left in October 1996, he was given a glowing tribute from then- BN publisher Peter Kravitz: "His writing stands comparison with the Lieblings, Hausers and Mailers of this century of boxing." Assistant editor Claude Abrams succeeded Mullan in November 1996. Boxing News
340-454: A weekly magazine dedicated to boxing. In 1909, Boxing News was founded by Murray as editor. It is believed that Murray had been inspired by Jack Johnson beating Tommy Burns to become the first black world heavyweight champion . In his first editorial, Murray stated, "Boxing will stand for good clean sport. Its success or failure is in the hands of those who believe in the characteristics of this sport. Our energies will be devoted to giving
374-519: Is a subsidiary of the Newsquest newspaper group's South West division. There are currently (February 2013) four Packets - The Falmouth/Penryn Packet , The Helston Packet , The West Cornwall Packet , and The Packet (covering Truro, Camborne and Redruth); in 2010 the Penwith Pirate was replaced by the West Cornwall Packet . They all come out on Wednesdays. This article about
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#1732858797231408-431: Is the ancestor of the present-day Falmouth & Penryn Packet ; it started publication in 1858. The current Falmouth & Penryn Packet is the lead title in a series of Packet weekly paid-for tabloids for central and western Cornwall . The Helston Packet is a weekly tabloid newspaper sold in and around the town of Helston in southern Cornwall , including Porthleven , Mullion and The Lizard peninsula. It
442-524: The Competition Commission, and believes that this is to the detriment of the long term future of the titles and the Scottish newspaper industry.' In 2019 it was reported that New Media Investment Group Inc., the parent company of GateHouse Media , was buying Gannett , the owners of Newsquest. Boxing News John Murray, a regular contributor to Health & Strength magazine, convinced its owner, Bill Berry (later Lord Camrose ) to launch
476-481: The UK, publishing online and in print (165 newspaper brands and 40 magazine brands) and reaches 28 million visitors a month online and 6.5 million readers a week in print. Based in London , Newsquest employs a total of more than 5,500 people across the UK. It also has a specialist arm that publishes both commercial and business-to-business (B2B) titles such as Insurance Times , The Strad and Boxing News . Newsquest
510-523: The US press release said: 'Newsquest experienced higher national advertising revenue'. It was "hardly a picture of a company suffering from poor health", commented Greenslade. In August 2007 Newsquest started offering users of its Greater London titles' websites downloadable supermarket coupons which could be redeemed for a range of goods at major supermarket chains, with plans to roll out the scheme to its other publications. In March 2012, The Guardian reported
544-1091: The Westminster Press local newspapers group for £305 million from Pearson , owner of Penguin Books and the Financial Times , resulting in Newsquest doubling in size. The next year it floated on the London Stock Exchange , realising a market capitalisation of £500 million. In 1998, Newsquest added the Sussex based Contact-a-Car , the London Property Weekly titles, two titles in North West England , and three Review Group titles in Hertfordshire . In 1999, Gannett 's newly formed UK subsidiary paid £922 million (about US $ 1.5 billion) for Newsquest and took on
578-420: The best paper that time, thought, and money can devise." When circulation began to decline in the late 1920s, the name of the newspaper was changed to Boxing, Racing and Football . In the late 1920s, circulation began to decline, and the name of the newspaper was changed to Boxing, Racing and Football . In October 1931, the magazine was sold to a syndicate of London sportsmen, who installed Sydney Rushton,
612-450: The building housing the paper was renovated. Odd was then called up for national service and both Masters and Murray served further terms. The paper was bought by Australian publicist Vivian Brodzky and former promoter Sydney Hulls. Northern sports writer Bert Callis was the new editor. Odd took over for a second term upon Callis' retirement. Odd implemented the tradition of reporting the results and fighters' weights for every single fight in
646-604: The cancellation of digital training planned for the following week. "Newsquest's purchase of the Herald group was backed by assurances that they would maintain standards and not cut editorial budgets," the NUJ quoted Cathy Peattie Scottish Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk East as saying. "The Competition Commission may have decided that too much time has passed for it to be able to do anything, but that doesn't change
680-1001: The companies' circulation areas". In 2001, Newsquest bought Surrey and Sussex Publishing and Horley Publishing, publishers of Gatwick Life and Horley Life and the Dimbleby Newspaper Group's nine Greater London weeklies, including the Richmond & Twickenham Times for a reported £8 million. In 2003, Gannett UK paid £216 million for the Scottish Media Group 's three newspapers – Glasgow 's Herald , Sunday Herald and Evening Times – 11 specialist consumer and business-to-business magazines and an online advertising and content business. The Competition Commission again inquired into this purchase, but later cleared it. In 2005, Newsquest's Exchange Enterprises division paid £50.25 million for Exchange & Mart and Auto Exchange from United Advertising Publications after
714-477: The company's debt. In 2000, Gannett paid £525 million for Southampton -based News Communications and Media's South Coast dailies and weeklies – and its Southernprint magazine printing division – to add to Newsquest's portfolio. It also picked up the regional newspapers business – outside Manchester – of the Guardian Media Group , a takeover that the Competition Commission cleared as there was "no overlap, in
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#1732858797231748-531: The country. When Odd quit to write books, he was succeeded by Jack Wilson and then Tim Riley. When Brodzky died, Boxing News was sold twice in quick succession, and Graham Houston became editor in 1971, immediately broadening the range of coverage, especially in North America. In 1977, Harry Mullan , thought to be one of the better editors, replaced Houston. Circulation increased during the Mullan years, doubling at
782-413: The fact that Newsquest gave assurances via the commission to the people of Scotland, and those assurances now look worthless," she added. She was not surprised staff had walked out. "They have a long list of causes for dissatisfaction – redundancies, staffing shortages, poor working conditions and high stress levels. This is damaging the health of the workers and the health of the paper. Rather than discuss
816-555: The media giant was carrying out a company review with the Credit Suisse investment bank, and could sell Newsquest for up to £1.5 billion. Gannett had replied by saying: "There is no truth in the report. Newsquest is a valuable part of the Gannett company." On 2 July 2007, in his blog on The Guardian ' s website, media analyst Roy Greenslade revealed the content of a Newsquest company memo which acknowledged that its staff pension scheme
850-479: The problems, Newsquest has derecognised the NUJ," Peattie continued. Peattie had tabled a motion in the Scottish Parliament expressing concerns about the Herald newspapers. It said Newsquest's programme of job cuts would harm the papers' content and put their staffs at risk and added: 'The Parliament notes that these developments are taking place despite increased profits and assurances given by Newsquest to
884-639: The proprietor, one Thomas Flindell (1767-1824), was imprisoned for debt. It was the first Cornish newspaper. In 1803 Flindell moved his operations to Truro and started the Royal Cornwall Gazette and Western Advertiser, which ultimately was absorbed into The West Briton following a bitter feud between the two publications. The second Falmouth Packet was the Falmouth Packet & Cornish Herald , founded in 1829 and published until 1848. The third, Lake's Falmouth Packet & Cornwall Advertiser ,
918-596: The results of an indicative ballot held by the National Union of Journalists among its members at Newsquest, which found that more than 80% were prepared to strike if they were not given a pay rise within the year. In April 2014, following CEO/Chairman Paul Davidson's retirement, Henry Faure Walker was appointed CEO at Newsquest. In November 2014, publication began of The National , a Scottish daily newspaper that supports Scottish independence. On 26 May 2015, Newsquest announced that it had acquired Romanes Media Group,
952-474: The small ads weeklies' publisher's parent, United Business Media, decided to concentrate on its 'core activities'. Newsquest also owned the formerly-named Brentford, Chiswick and Isleworth Times , later known as the Hounslow and Brentford Times , which closed in 2010. On 11 December 2006, Gannett denied having plans to sell Newsquest, contradicting a story in the previous day's Sunday Express that claimed
986-691: Was considering whether the Liberal Democrat supporting company should be permitted to take over titles from SMG. Wishart had written to the commission in June 2007 to express his concern about standards and job losses at the newspapers. Union members were holding a ballot over whether they should strike over five redundancies on the Glasgow Evening News , one of the papers bought from SMG. On 20 July 2007, journalists at Newsquest's former-SMG titles – Glasgow Herald , Sunday Herald and Evening Times – held
1020-515: Was first published in 1969. All Packet titles are published by Packet Newspapers from editorial offices in Falmouth . All the Packet titles, plus the closely associated Helston & District Gazette , share a common website - www.thepacket.co.uk . Packet Newspapers used to be part of the Express Newspapers group (and, before that, its predecessor Beaverbrook Newspapers), but as of 1987
1054-541: Was founded in 1995 when United States private equity partnership KKR financed a £210 million management buy-out of the Reed Regional Newspapers group of British papers from Reed Elsevier . In 1996 Newsquest swapped its Yorkshire titles for Johnston Press 's Bury, Greater Manchester area titles and £9.25 million, sold some of its titles in the English Midlands to Midland Independent Newspapers and bought
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1088-562: Was redesigned, switched to a full-colour format, and became more extensive in content. In March 1999 the paper went to A3 size before reverting to A4, and increasing in length to 48 pages (from 24) in September 2005. The magazine remained the main trade paper in Britain. Abrams left Boxing News – after 22 years – in December 2009, just three months after the publication celebrated its centenary, and
1122-574: Was succeeded as editor by Tris Dixon. Dixon left the magazine in December 2014, with Matt Christie taking over as editor. In April 2023, iD Sports Media announced the acquisition of Boxing News . The acquisition saw the merger of the iD Boxing platform, led by Rob Tebbutt, Benyamin Farooqi and Jordan Pollock with the Boxing News brand, creating Boxing News Plus . In February 2024, Boxing News' podcast, The Boxing Show , won Best Combat Sports Podcast at
1156-422: Was £65 million in deficit. Members of the company's workforce were given the options of increasing their contributions (from 6% to 10%) to keep the same final salary scheme, paying in less for an inferior version, opting for a 'money purchase' scheme; or ditching their pension altogether. The company's U.S. parent Gannett had on 18 June reported that revenues from its newspapers and broadcasting had fallen – but,
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