Straight from the corner

• Midnight Mayhem 19 Oct 2026 1 min read Every Fighter Needs a Corner: Thank You, SCCG Management SCCG Management is backing Roger Redfearn-Tyrzyk as he trains for Midnight Mayhem and raises money for Help for Heroes. A huge thank you from all of us at Behind The Gloves. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 18 Oct 2026 2 min read Fight Camp Diaries: What Our Fighters Learned This Week Sparring with teenagers, HYROX sims, a Battle for Cancer medal and a gym called Hooked: our Midnight Mayhem fighters share their week in training. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 18 Oct 2026 3 min read Meet the Fighters: Eight Midnight Mayhem Stories in Their Own Words Rosa, Becky, Robin, Chris, Steve, Paul, Alex and Wayne on camera: who they are, who they’re fighting and the causes they’re stepping into the ring for. Press play on all eight. Team BTG→
• In the press 17 Oct 2026 1 min read Boxing Has Six Punches. What About the Seventh? iGaming Review sat down with our founder Lee McFarland and Inspired Entertainment's Claire Osborne to talk about Midnight Mayhem, and the punches life throws that nobody sees coming. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 17 Oct 2026 1 min read SBC Lisbon 2026: BTG Sessions with the Midnight Mayhem 2027 Fighters How would you describe boxing in one word? We caught up with our Midnight Mayhem 2027 fighters at the Behind The Gloves sessions during SBC Summit Lisbon. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 16 Oct 2026 1 min read Booming Games Is Backing Midnight Mayhem Booming Games has bought a VIP area and come on board as ring corner sponsor for Midnight Mayhem at WorldGaming ICE 2027. A huge thank you to the team. Lee McFarland→
• Midnight Mayhem 16 Oct 2026 1 min read Rent Paid: Inside the 6am Club How Antonio K Moreno’s daily “rent paid” became the catchphrase of Midnight Mayhem fight camp, and the fighters getting up before dawn to pay theirs. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 10 Oct 2026 2 min read Churchill’s, 10 October: Three Hours of Fight Camp The Midnight Mayhem fighters were back at Churchill’s Boxing Gym in London for a three-hour session with WBC Cares UK. Next dates: 7 November and 12 December. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 9 Oct 2026 2 min read The 24-Hour Shadow Boxing Challenge WBC Cares UK set the Midnight Mayhem fighters a challenge: shadow box somewhere unexpected and film it within 24 hours. Beaches, offices, rooftops, traffic jams: here are the entries. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 3 Oct 2026 3 min read 15 Weeks to Fight Week: WBC Cares UK Sets the Standard Fifteen weeks out from Midnight Mayhem, WBC Cares UK laid down the standard for fight camp: two 5k runs a week, a skipping rope, honesty and sacrifice. Team BTG→
• News 2 Oct 2026 2 min read 46 People, One Morning: WBC Cares UK on Our Lisbon Session 46 people turned up for one boxing session in Lisbon. Our partners WBC Cares UK reflect on what it means to take boxing into new communities with Behind The Gloves. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 1 Oct 2026 1 min read Final Day at SBC Summit Lisbon: Thank You, WBC Cares UK The Midnight Mayhem fighters were back in the ring for the final morning of SBC Summit Lisbon. A huge thank you to the WBC Cares UK team for coming out, running excellent sessions and helping put on such a great event. Lee McFarland→
• Midnight Mayhem 30 Sept 2026 1 min read Two Cities, One Fight Camp: Lisbon and Las Vegas Midnight Mayhem fighters trained at 7:30am in Lisbon during SBC Summit while others did the same at G2E in Las Vegas. Curfews, kit bags and a Bout 1 face-off. Team BTG→
• In the press 28 Sept 2026 1 min read The 7th Punch Named One of the 20 Best Commercials in the World Our 7th Punch film, created by Brothers & Sisters, was Campaign UK's first fully AI-generated Ad of the Day, and shots has named it one of the 20 best commercials in the world for September. Lee McFarland→
• Midnight Mayhem 24 Sept 2026 1 min read The 7th Punch: Our New Campaign with Brothers & Sisters There are six punches in boxing. We invented a seventh. The 7th Punch, created with Brothers & Sisters, launches our campaign for Midnight Mayhem 2027. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 23 Sept 2026 1 min read Behind the Scenes: Lee’s Technical Visit to La Paloma Lee McFarland headed to Barcelona with a tape measure to make sure everything planned for Midnight Mayhem fits inside La Paloma, and met the woman who has owned it since 1976. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 17 Sept 2026 1 min read Newcastle: One Session, One Sauna, Ten Seconds in an Ice Bath Richard Symonds travelled to Newcastle for a one-to-one session with Lee McFarland. He survived the session and the sauna. The ice bath was another story. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 10 Sept 2026 2 min read The 800m Test: Are You Fit Enough for Three Rounds? BTG coach Daryl’s simple running benchmark for boxing fitness, and how the Midnight Mayhem fighters took on the challenge when they saw the numbers. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 8 Sept 2026 2 min read Gloves, Boots and Head Guards: A First-Timer’s Kit Guide What kit do you need when you start boxing? Our coaches and fighters on glove sizes, boxing boots and head guards, straight from the Midnight Mayhem training chat. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 5 Sept 2026 2 min read Churchill’s Boxing Gym: Putting the Fighters Through Their Paces Lee and the WBC Cares UK coaches took five Midnight Mayhem fighters to Churchill’s Boxing Gym in London for pads, bags and, for some, their first ever spar. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 18 Aug 2026 2 min read Fight Camp Day One: The Group Chat Goes Live The Midnight Mayhem fighters’ training group went live in August. Runs in the dark, holiday gym sessions and the birth of “rent paid”: here’s how fight camp began. Team BTG→
• Midnight Mayhem 27 Jul 2026 Video Fighter Line up for Midnight Mayhem 2027 Announced! Fight Card announcement for Midnight Mayhem 2027. Check out who made the cut, who will be taking on who and start to create the buzz around this inaugural event! Lee McFarland→
• Midnight Mayhem 7 Jul 2026 1 min read Midnight Mayhem Fight Night Announced for ICE Barcelona 2027 Behind The Gloves and WorldGaming announce Midnight Mayhem, a charity fight night during ICE Barcelona on 19 January 2027, affiliated with WBC Cares UK. Team BTG→
• Stories 9 Jun 2026 Video Rob Fell talks about his reason why, the impact and the Fighters Rob Fell, RiskCherry CEO and Behind The Gloves Advisory Board member, on why he got involved, the impact BTG is having and the fighters behind it. Team BTG→
• News 8 Jun 2026 1 min read And the winner is.... Our founder Lee McFarland wins the Individual Achievement Award at the EGR Global B2B Awards 2026. Team BTG→
• Impact 2 Jun 2026 3 min read Behind The Gloves Raises $10,000 CAD for Interval House Behind The Gloves Raises $10,000 CAD for Interval House Through SBC Summit Canada Initiative. Lee McFarland→
• Stories 1 Jun 2026 2 min read I went to box. I learned to breathe. She went in for the workout. She came out with something far more unexpected. Katie Byers→
• Insight 28 May 2026 2 min read Beyond the Bottom Line: How BTG Is Redefining CSR in iGaming Discover how Behind The Gloves is redefining CSR in iGaming, with close to £50,000 invested in communities and 350+ members worldwide. Lee McFarland & Katie Byers→
• News 14 Apr 2026 1 min read BTG Forms Advisory Board to Scale Purpose-Driven Impact in iGaming Behind The Gloves announces a new Advisory Board to accelerate its mission of wellbeing and social impact in iGaming. Team BTG→
• In the press 24 Mar 2026 1 min read iGaming Expert Shines a Light on Behind The Gloves’ Purpose-Driven Movement Discover how iGaming Expert spotlighted Behind The Gloves, a movement uniting the iGaming industry through boxing-inspired wellbeing sessions, community impact, and purpose-driven events. Read the full story of industry recognition and measurable social change. Team BTG & Lee McFarland→
• In the press 13 Jan 2026 1 min read Lee McFarland and Michael Brady on the Gaming News Canada Show Ahead of ICE Barcelona 2026, Lee McFarland and Bede Gaming's Michael Brady joined the Gaming News Canada Show to talk about the boxing sessions bringing wellness and community to iGaming. Team BTG→
• In the press 28 Oct 2025 1 min read GR8 Tech Brings Behind The Gloves Experience to Rome GR8 Tech partnered with Behind The Gloves to deliver a boxing-inspired wellbeing session at SiGMA Central Europe in Rome, uniting iGaming professionals for fitness, connection, and community impact. Lee McFarland→
• In the press 13 Aug 2025 1 min read Lee McFarland on The iGaming Leader Podcast: Slowing Down to Move Forward Our founder Lee McFarland joined Leo Judkins on The iGaming Leader Podcast to talk resilience, vulnerability, boundaries and building the Behind The Gloves community. Team BTG→

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