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Martin Gethin is determined to make up for lost time. On May 31, the lightweight faces a lucrative challenge against Ammeth Diaz, a final eliminator for the IBF world title, but above all else, it’s a genuine wonder Gethin is still boxing at all. In summer 2010, the current British champion was working on a construction site moving bricks, breezeblocks and cement, and when he decided to combine this with his weight training, his naivety would leave his career in jeopardy.
“After I’d been lifting things on the site, I’d get certain shooting pains down my back,” Gethin remembers. “I’ve always lifted a lot at work but when I was training for a fight, I’d grab something and think: ‘Right, I’m gonna run up those stairs.’ In most cases, I would pick everything up completely incorrectly; I wouldn’t bend my knees and so my back got the brunt of it. [Click Here To Read More]
“After I’d been lifting things on the site, I’d get certain shooting pains down my back,” Gethin remembers. “I’ve always lifted a lot at work but when I was training for a fight, I’d grab something and think: ‘Right, I’m gonna run up those stairs.’ In most cases, I would pick everything up completely incorrectly; I wouldn’t bend my knees and so my back got the brunt of it. [Click Here To Read More]