In addition to a new title, the returning series will also see a new line-up of experts and trainers, helping two teams of everyday Dubai workers take on a life-changing eight-week journey to become champions of the
boxing ring.
It's an immersive show - it's set in a
boxing ring and the audience is right next to it, standing rather than seated.
And club numbers swelled, as more pupils took advantage of the school's new
boxing ring, bought thanks to sponsorship from Cleveland Community Forum.
Both admitted the thought of stepping into the
boxing ring was daunting and didn't expect any favours despite the fact they are good mates, the report said.
"FOOTBALL was definitely my calling," Town legend Andy Booth said after his stint in a
boxing ring.
Director James Ashton's decision to take the production out of the theatre and into a real-life
boxing ring was the right call.
If you once doubted the dangers of an expert in one sport migrating his athleticism into the
boxing ring, you had them no longer after seeing James Cracknell, the Olympic rower, being knocked unconscious in 90 seconds in a charity fight in 2007.
"He spoke to Tom Jones and they both want to get involved and walk with me to the
boxing ring. It's a great honour for me to have guys of that calibre wanting to be part of the show on Saturday night."
"For me, a
boxing ring is a
boxing ring, no matter where it is.